Friday, June 11, 2010

First Weekend

I am living in the New Residential and Academic Facility.  In case anyone wants to know what it looks like, I’ve taken a few pictures of the living room and the view from our balcony and windows.  I didn’t take any pictures of the bedrooms because, as I said, we just moved in.  I doubt anyone would want to be interested in seeing a room that looked like a couple suitcases exploded in it.  

With my first weekend, I saw fit to try and get as many touristy things out of the way as possible.  So, I spent my time visiting all the Smithsonian Museums and took a trip to a few monuments.  Needless to say, this took a lot of walking.  I think I got through a lot of my tourist list.  I still have to get to the zoo, the aquarium, the Lincoln Memorial, and Arlington Cemetery.  I’m sure there’s a few places I’m missing but I’ll remember them sooner or later.


This was Memorial Day weekend.  There was a Memorial Day concert on Capitol Hill that my roommates and I went to.  They had performers like Lionel Richie and Brad Paisley performing.  It’s beginning to be a pattern that many of DC’s activities consist of sitting on stairs or grass.  I may need to invest in a portable chair or a giant towel.  Especially after experiencing the Memorial Day parade and not realizing exactly how hot stone stairs can get after getting pounded by the sun's radiation for hours.  Speaking of the Memorial Day parade, I have some pictures from that as well.  It was a pretty good parade.  We didn’t stay for the whole thing.  Mostly because it didn’t seem like there was going to be an end to it and we were all hungry.


Other than that, I spent a good amount of time just walking around the neighborhood trying to find out where things are.  Took a trip to Union Station to see what was in there.  There are a lot of nice stores and a giant food court.  Also took a trip down H Street and found a good amount of shops and places to eat over that way as well.  Nonetheless, I am sure I have only seen the tip of the iceberg as far as things to discovery.  My quest continues.
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3 comments:

  1. Twin Sister LynnJune 18, 2010 at 1:44 PM

    Hi Nate:

    Thanks for sharing...sounds like you are getting settled. Isn't there a tourist pass that you could have bought to get from sight to sight in DC. I remember some sort of bus that you could take everywhere when site seeing to ride all day. Glad you found places to eat....I know how important that is to you. :-) Take care.

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  2. JeffAugust 28, 2010 at 11:22 AM

    Hey Nate, awesome blog. I'm gonna be in the TWC program this Fall, moving into the RAF.

    I had a few questions about the place, and I was wondering if you'd be able to shed some light on it:

    -How did you find it living there?

    -How far are grocery stores from the place?

    -Bedrooms: 1 dresser, or 2? And any closets?

    -Is the metro station far?

    Thank for any help. You can email me back at jl3001@gmail.com. Thanks again!

    Jeff

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  3. NathanielAugust 30, 2010 at 6:30 AM

    Living in the RAF was great. It's a brand new facility and they offer everything you need to live nice and cozy. I can't really remember how far the closest grocery store was. I was lucky enough to have a car so I drove to one when I needed to. However, I believe there was a Safeway that was a few blocks away. They offer a shuttle that takes students there. The bedrooms have 2 dressers and 2 closets. One for each roommate. The dressers had 5 drawers. The New York Ave Metro station is only 3 blocks away. You can't really get much more convenient than that. The next closest station was Union Station. That's about 6 blocks away.

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