A day in the life of me

Now that I've been in DC for about 3 weeks, I've started to finally get a routine down.

I'm one of those weird people who is a morning person and is talkative from the moment I wake up so the mornings aren't that tough. I've managed to get used to getting up slightly early than I did for classes (and by slightly I mean about 2 hours earlier). Thankfully, TWC offers a shuttle from the RAF to Union Station so I don't have to walk to the Metro every morning.

I take the DC Circulator to work, it's a bus that goes on more convenient and regular schedules. The Circulator comes every 10 minutes at each stop and stops are located all over the city, even in Georgetown where there isn't a close Metro stop. But that's not even the best part! No matter where you go on the Circulator, it's only $1. This has helped a lot in saving money. Living in a city is very expensive so I try to save as much as I can whenever possible.

Another reason I like to take the Circulator is because at my office, everyone eats out for lunch every day. It does get a little tight sometimes, but fortunately there are TONS of food trucks that come to the Navy Yard which is right near my office. Food trucks were a whole new world to me when I came to DC. We have developed a tradition of Food Truck Fridays but sometimes it turns in to Food Truck (Insert Day of the Week Here). A favorite in my department is the Hula Girl truck which has teryaki steak, chicken and tofu that you can get in a variety of dishes.

After work I come home and on Mondays I eat a quick dinner and then have to go to class from 6:30 to 9:30. I am taking "Campaigning for a Cause: How Advocacy Groups Can Change the World" and so far it's been very interesting! Any other day, my roommates and I either make dinner together or have leftovers. Cooking for myself was one of the biggest precieved challenges moving in to the RAF but it has turned out to be a lot easier than I thought. I'm not dead yet so I guess I'm doing alright!

Speaking of food...

My roommates and I really love food. I love to bake, so I tend to make cookies, brownies or muffins almost every week. Loris has brought us authentic Mexican cuisine, who would have thought that sweet chili powder and lime juice would taste so good on potato chips?! (But really, it's addicting...) Anna got us Russian pastries which were SO delicious. And Stephanie is navigating our exploration of the cupcake world in DC. You may not realize this, but cupcake shops are the new thing and there are a TON in DC so we're trying to eat at every one to see which is best.

Here's Anna, Stephanie and me at Sprinkles in Georgetown!

This was our first shop and was just as delicious as we expected.

We've already started a tradition of having a big breakfast together on Saturday morning. Last weekend I made us pancakes but unfortunately, after I finished making them, we realized we didn't have any syrup! So we had to make due with what we had. This weekend Loris made us delicious crepes which we thought ahead to buy syrup for and next weekend Stephanie is going to make us omlettes!

Here are my delicious pancakes.

Now that I've made myself, and you as well I'm sure, extremely hungry, I think it's time for a snack. Until next time!