DC Day 2

Day 2 began with a walk around GW. New students were having orientation in the student center and we tried our best to swipe a free GW blanket. After looking at the Watergate building and stocking up on some snacks from Safeway, we took the Metro to see the National Cathedral. It is really impressive and has its own American flair – one of the gargoyle’s is Darth Vader thanks to a child’s submission. We also walked down Embassy Row and looked at some more great architecture. Around 6pm we took pizzas and drinks to the mall area. We were hoping to go to a sculpture garden for a jazz concert but the weather wasn’t cooperating. As it rained, we ate on the porch of the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. Our long lost friend Yannick met up with us, and using his powers, he drove away the rain. We had a great time at the concert dancing and playing swordfish (a game Deep invented/showed us). The setting was idyllic with fountains running on the garden pond and classical architecture in the backdrop. We took the Metro back to GW where an All-American (congrats Joey!) was waiting for us. Joey had on a Kevinesque white polo shirt (how things have changed from wifebeater Joey – thank you Lyndsay). We hung out at the dorm for a while before heading to Chinatown to meet Kevin. While waiting, we hung out at a restaurant called Clydes and took a picture with some gangsta-looking rappers. Kevin made a marathon trip from Manhattan to meet us in DC. Although he was supposed to leave on a 5:30 bus from New York for a 3 hour trip, thanks to delays/traffic he didn’t arrive till 1:30am. But when he did, we had a cardigan-wearing Greek God in our midst.