"This is the place where I work"

So,

I've been in DC for a week. As I sat in the office today, I realized we've only been out of school for two weeks but it feels like much longer. I guess that's because so much has changed in the last 14 days. The first week was a whirl-wind getting ready for DC, and the second week I came down here, met my house-mates for the first time, got settled-ish and started my internship

Random observations about DC....

there are more black people, than Tufts and than where I live in CT
there are more latino people, than Tufts and than where I live in CT
this is the only city where the prevailing style seen in subways during rush-our is business-chic
the traffic lights have timed walk signals. in other places you have to push a button to get one, but in DC they are timed to match each light switch. its awesome
DC is a very healthy city, I see people running and walking all the time

My house...

is a block away from American University, which is actually located in a (kind-of) upity area of DC that's about the same distance from the metro stop as tufts is from our stop in davis. The area is beautiful, the houses are older, colonialish, and EXPENSIVE looking. There are sidewalks everywhere and it's very pedestrian friendly

the apartment has
one single- nathan a gay guy from california sleeps there
a living room turned bed room- a guy (who is probably gay) named ryan lives there
a double- where a girl Carry and I live
there is a kitchen, which is basically the common room

My housemates
are super chill. we made a dinner schedule so someone cooks: sun-thurs, and we fend for ourselves fri and sat. it's pretty great because we actually make REAL dinners like: stir fry, home-made pizza, spagetti with home-made sauce, and faijtas. If I went to school with them I would have been friends-but not best friends with them, which is fine. the other day a few of them smoked pot in the kitchen, which i thought was a bit gross, but i just went to my room and chilled, all in all, its a minor complaint compared to everything else, b/c they don't smoke all the time at all

My internship
is really cool. i keep thinking about what i might want to do as my future career, can i handle being a politician? this thing is cool about being a politician...this other thing is not cool...etc.

constituents are funny when they get mad at the government

I feel competitive with the other intern. I want to out-shine her...but I'm trying to just focus on getting as much as I can out of it, not simply beating her...although, if there was a defined way to be "first" I would definitely try earn that title,

anyway,

Hmmmm...

when I got out of work today, I decided to skip rush hour trains and walk around the capital. I was so happy looking at the big beautiful buildings, the capital, the library of congress, the supreme court. I truly do think they are beautiful.

I just felt so proud thinking, " This is the place where I work" i think I can really get used to saying that.

and in response to Coorain's status when he visted DC last summer or break.....

OMG THERE IS SO MUCH GOVERNMENT!!!!!!!!!!

(orgasm!!!!! alot!!!!)