The Final Leg!!!

April 26

We left the UVA house today and explored the campus a little. It’s beautiful! So many trees and students walking everywhere! We walked down the main street parallel to campus and it had a myriad of shops and restaurants to stop and peruse. We ate at a little Irish pub that had a patio area right on the sidewalk. It was nice to sit and watch all the students rush by. Sometimes I wish that I had gone to a school that had a more connected feel to it. I loved UCI and everything I did there, but sometimes it felt like more of a commuter school. We left Charlottesville and started the five hour journey to our destination. On the way we got the honor and privilege of sitting in DC traffic. People may complain about LA traffic, but it is NOTHING compared to DC traffic. It was awful! In the end it took us seven hours, but we finally pulled up to the apartment where we’re going to be staying for a few days.

The city is huge a little overwhelming especially coming from Orange County. Half of the streets run only one way which makes it difficult to navigate. The apartment we’re staying in is a small studio so Roomie and I are very cozy with Friend H and her little doggie, Franki. It’s a hot night, but we’re so freaking tired that sleep should be no problem.