Today, I didn't go to my internship because my supervisor's child became sick. I hope they are feeling better, sickness always stinks.
To make use of my time here in Washington, I decided to finally snag a free cupcake at Georgetown Cupcake. The free flavor of today was Chocolate Chocolate Chip. Man, it was absolutely delicious. I was in chocolate heaven. Needless to say, I finished it very quickly. Also, I took a lot of sugar packets for the room. (It may not have been the best choice, but since I am living in DC with a very limited amount of money, and that I do need sugar for my tea, might as well snag some sugar packets.) I was discrete about it...well, somewhat.
After that, I took the Georgetown bus to Dupont Circle and walked to the National Archives. It's about two miles, but since I took a wrong turn and ended up near the Lincoln Memorial, let's just say I am developing legs of steel.
It was hot yes, but the walk was well worth it. Not only did a get a wonderful amount of exercise, but I also got to see the actual Declaration of Independence. As well as the Constitution and the Bill of Rights... Not to mention the Magna Carta too.
While waiting in line to actually get inside the National Archives, I met a group of friends. A couple of the girls were from New Orleans and one was from New York/Maryland (I guess she was raised in both states.) I love meeting new people so it was interesting hearing about their lives in Louisiana. Two of the girls were sisters, who were half-Asian, like me. According to them, there isn't much of an Asian population. Especially not a half-Asian population... But yeah. They were nice and I found them on Facebook so when I go to New Orleans, they can give me tips and such. I'm excited! I also met a girl from Arizona. She plays the cello and sings! She goes to an Artsy high school and she was really glad to meet someone who is also a music enthusiast. See? Being outgoing really is a fine thing!
On Sunday (yesterday), June 13th, I went to see many monuments/memorials with the TFAS crew. I was mostly situated with my fellow roommates. We definitely bonded over that. We took a lot of pictures and they came out beautifully! We're a really good group of gals. I'm really happy that I am living with really smart, nice girls!
On Saturday, June 12th (haha I do realize, I am going backwards), I took advantage of going to Jazz Fest. I left sort of late, maybe around 6 or 7 at night. I decided to go to Mandarin Oriental because my supervisor mentioned that it was a really expensive hotel. Needless to say, the Prince of Thailand was there the night I was. I didn't met him, in case you were wondering, but it was still a really nice hotel. They gave me free nuts (lots of protein) and tons of olives. I didn't order it, but it was still very generous. I should have left a tip, but considering how poor I am, at least I treated my waiter with utmost sincerity and I could tell he appreciated it.
I wanted to get a good glimpse of the jazz band (the Julian Hipkins Quartet.) so I sat in the front near a couple. During the break, the lead singer, Julian Hipkins came to talk to the couple. It turns out, he knew them. After a few minutes of talking, the couple left and Julian Hipkins was sitting right next to me. We were talking for a bit. We spoke about jazz composers and college.
I've met a lot of well-sought out musicians and I can add Julian Hipkins to my list. (I met the principal Clarinetist, Anthony McGill, from the Metropolitan Opera in New York who also played alongside Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman during the 2008 Presidential Inauguration. Boy did he tell me exclusive details about that. Plus, he's AMAZING in person! He even came up to speak to me! And so did many other members of the Fountain Ensemble. Great guys!)
So, as you can see, I am living it up in Washington. Trying to make the limited moments I have here, the best that I can!
I miss everyone at home. I can't wait to see them all. I am counting down the days until I come back. The countdown tells me a couple things.
1.) With the limited days I have here, I need to live it up.
2.) I get to see the beautiful faces of my family soon!
47 days left.
Wow, time is really going by fast!!!
