I’m settled into DC now. I’m living in an apartment with one roommate just off Connecticut Ave. right near the Adams Morgan Metro stop.
Initial reactions to living in the States again include:
- I can’t just walk across the street willy-nilly. I have to stop and wait for the crosswalk.
- People complain here.
- The subway is 10 times more expensive. No, literally 10 times.
- I spent $15 on lunch the other day. That would be about 100 kuai. Uh… yeah.
- White people are everywhere, specifically, white girls. And there’s diversity! Not just one race.
- Everyone isn’t friendly.
- There’s a lot of unnecessary waste and consumption. For example, we ate lunch at the Department of Agriculture and the cafeteria was using styrofoam cups. I mean, come on.
- I can drink the tap water after brushing my teeth and in the shower!
It was entertaining to be in Beijing one week, and the State Department in Washington DC the next. I think it’s cool I can travel like that.
I’m interning now at NPR. I’m working at the National Desk so that means I’m helping 100 or so reporters, producers and editors. I’ll be doing the internship and taking night classes as part of Syracuse’s Maxwell in Washington program. sd
Maybe I’ll post some photos or something soon.
