By Samantha DiFeliciantonio
When talking to people in Washington about GW, a lot of them
touch on the fact that we as students never leave the Foggy Bottom bubble. And
yes this bubble stretches into Georgetown shopping and Dupont bars, but when do
we ever leave the northwest?
Having projects in school requiring me to leave the
northwest and venture off to do research around the city truly shows me how
little I know about Washington DC. Even as a senior I see myself going to the
same places for lunch and going out to the same areas to see the same people
over and over. But don’t we live in one of the biggest and most diverse
metropolitan areas in the country?
With this notion, my friends and I decided to try a
different restaurant every Friday in order to explore and see what the city has
to offer. It has brought us to (dare I say it) Tenleytown near American University,
up near Columbia Heights, and down to quaint Old Town Alexandria. Each week we
decide on a restaurant that was either recommended to us or on some lists of
some website from some author who decided it was something to talk about, but
so far so good.
It is hard to leave what is comfortable here in Foggy Bottom
surrounded by people we know and streets that are familiar, but we live in a
city. We are supposed to know where major streets lead and be able to tell
visitors how to take the metro and what sights they should see.
So, as my last semester of college is quickly approaching I
am vouching to continue my exploration of Washington. I want to hit the major
sites, while also walking around little neighborhoods of the city that are not
known to tourists. I do live here, and I want it to feel like that.
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