First week in DC!

I am finally in DC! After a whole summer of counting down the days, I finally arrived Monday afternoon. With four suitcases fully backed to the brim, my mother and I flew down in the early morning. We checked into our hotel and immediately set out on an afternoon adventure. Since we were only a few blocks from Georgetown we decided to walk around to see the beautiful area. After making a pit stop on O st. to quickly creep on my brother's apartment, we went to Georgetown Cupcakes; of course.


I've already been to the cupcake shop a few years ago when I visited for a Model UN conference but my mom was so excited (I used to make her watch the show with me all the time). She got a toffee nut cupcake, I got a honey banana, and we got a chocolate coconut cupcake to share the next day. All three were SO GOOD. A friend recommended a "better" cupcake shop which I will have to check out soon.

The next day we finally headed into the city! Since we both have already toured DC and seen most of the monuments, we decided to just visit the Botanical gardens and the Newseum. Our first stop was the botanical gardens. The orchid room was amazing. The size and color of the flowers are so pretty. However, this one flower was one of my favorites in the whole place.

After the botanical gardens we headed across the street to the Newseum. The museum was not in DC when I visited in 8th grade so I was really looking forward to visiting it- and it did not let me down. The Newseum is probably one of the coolest museums I've been too. 5 flours of history and news was right up my ally. The first exhibit was all about the fall of the Berlin wall. The featured section of the Berlin wall was so interesting to see. Being the longest section on display outside of Germany, it was breathtaking to see. It was crazy to see the graffiti on one side, and a completely blank wall on the other side.

My next favorite exhibit was entitled "Creating Camelot." One section was covered in photographs of John and Jackie Kennedy, taken by his campaign photographer. At first, the pictures were just pretty to look at, but it was amazing to learn how influential his photographer was in his campaign and early part of his presidency. Seeing the personality of John, Jackie, and their children in intimate family photos was so unique.

The rest of the exhibits were astonishing as well. With events like the 9/11 attacks and the uni-bomber featured in the CIA room, I didn't want to leave. Artifacts like the uni-bombers actual hide-out, and different possessions of the hijackers left me in awe.

That night upon returning to our hotel, we got into an elevator to head up to our room. The lady next to me started talking to me and asked if I was a student in DC. I said yes but only for a semester. Turns out, her daughter in the same elevator was my future ROOMATE. It was so ironic and funny to meet her in such a situation.

The next day we moved in! Our apartment is so spacious! We have two couches, a dinning room table (small one), and a kitchen with an OVEN. It's great! We still have to decorate more to fill up the bare walls but its coming along great. I'm so happy to finally be here. With classes starting on Wednesday I can't wait to have a great semester.