Foreigners and funky weather

DC has earthquakes? Who knew? Apparently not I, even after DC experienced one this morning... After staying up late chatting with people and thus putting off some foreign policy studying, once I crashed for the night I even slept through the tremors that went through the city around 5am. And more odd weather ensued as uncharacteristic thunderstorms began clattering around 20 minutes after I was safely in for the night.

Cool things from today:
- Finishing my American Foreign Policy midterm. Wilsonianism vs. Rooseveltianism anyone?
- Sprint workout outside in the early afternoon, thus avoiding both shin splints from the Georgetown track as well as the hottest part of the day.
- A site visit to the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office (while others' Embassy visits were choices between Australia, Czech Republic, and Austria) located in a lovely brick building that seems to have been a Georgetown house once upon a time.
- Being given snacks, lots of brochures about both what to do in Hong Kong and what events the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office holds in the DC area, and an awesome spiel on Hong Kong and the intricacies of China's "One Country, Two Systems" approach by a cute little man with a mixed Cantonese and British accent! I love accents. I have had so many conversations with people about accents here - both foreigners' and foreign-to-DCers'.
- Seeing all the cool fishes of the "Wild Oceans" and how humans interact with them in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History's IMAX theater with funky 3D glasses. We looked awesome.
- Taking more silly photos at the Natural History Museum - this time with Peace Corps interns!
- Found a sweet white blazer for only $20 at H&M. Those stores are everywhere in DC, and I'm a fan of their good stuff for good prices! Looking like a pro never hurts in this city. It's fun to dress professionally during the day, be a strong working woman, jump into athletic clothes, and then eventually the amazing comforts of pajamas.
- Keeping an ear on a few Asian tourists and knowing what language they're speaking. Also observing the trend that women as old as their forties protect themselves from the sun using rain umbrellas, many with stereotypical cartoony characters no less.
- Tschuna, her roommate Kaylee, and I decided to walk towards home from downtown but along the route of metro stops so we could just hop on one when we felt like it. But somehow we never did. We found ourselves at the White House, glowing against its cobalt backdrop. But somehow, some incorrect orientations, a , and some purposeful meanderings later, we made it back to Georgetown to change our of our pro clothes, take cold showers, and collapse into bed.

Some of today's photos:

Hong Kong Economic Trade Office:




Natural History Museum silliness with Peace Corps interns Brittney, Matt, Tschuna, and Tschuna's roommate Kayleee.




The White House never sleeps.


I forget what this place is called, but it was gorgeous and hoppin' at night!


A semi-early night for an early morning tomorrow! Coincidentally I'll end up back at the White House, this time for a tour!