It's filled with bits of history and current affairs, young scholars and seasoned intellectuals, free museums, and all the restaurants you could ask for. In fact, I've noticed that DC-ites are all about three things: running, brunch, and happy hour.
At any time of day you can see people doing one of these three things. On my evening commute yesterday, I spotted no less than 8 people jogging along a patch of Wisconsin Avenue leading up to my house - and this was still during a pretty warm part of the day. The numbers increase in the cool hours of the evening and the early morning.
Along this same commute, I witness the restaurants overflowing with people out to happy hour with co-workers or out to dinner with family and friends. Everywhere I look, it seems, I see restaurants boasting bottomless mimosas for brunch or happy hour specials, and the best restaurants will be full to the brim on any given day. This reminds me so much of Spain, and I think might be my favorite part of the city so far. I loved the way Spaniards took the time to socialize, something that in my experience has always been scarce in the US adult population, but apparently I was just looking in the wrong place!
I'm more than halfway through my time here - many things have been exciting and fun, I've kept up with some of my goals for the summer (others, not so much), but I look forward to my last few weeks in DC!
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