Thank God I've made some friends here in D.C. Getting here so early in the intern season made it really hard to meet people, especially since I live way up in the NW quadrant, a little far away from the Hill and the local colleges. But the guys I work with, Dustin and Charlie, are AWESOME. They both go to Michigan State (which is a bit of a problem, but we're working through our issues), and they're both really great guys. We goof off at work a lot and we spend a lot of time together outside of work too. Charlie and Dustin are lucky enough to work together and live together, and they're even luckier because their office is not even a two minute walk from our office. The did their housing through WISH housing so they randomly got paired together and they also have 9 other housemates, some of whom I met on Friday night.
We decided to go to the D.C. National Zoo on Saturday morning. It's a bit of a joke in the office because I love panda bears. And the zoo has a live-streaming panda cam, which i actually watch in the office sometimes. Yes, I am that cool. So we ventured off to see every nook and cranny of the zoo. And of course, the pandas were the best. People were legit FREAKING out over the pandas. Following them around as they moved, jumping up and down...it was pretty INSANE. But I was pretty excited too so I can't judge too much.
One of the coolest parts about the panda exhibit was seeing the information on how the pandas
were able to have a baby. Tai Shan, was born last year, and recently shipped back to China. But it wasn't easy for his mom to have him. Smithsonian scientists literally stayed up for months making sure that the female panda was actually pregnant after they performed an in vitro fertilization process. Thankfully, a healthy baby boy panda was born and the Smithsonian scientists help provide years worth of data for panda conservation. So while D.C. might be the heart of national politics and history, there's plenty of science breakthroughs that happen here too, which I think is pretty cool.
After the zoo, Charlie and I were convinced to join Dustin and their other roommates at the Nationals-Orioles baseball game. I shouldn't lie, it didn't take me much convincing because I love baseball, and this was a rivalry game. The stadium was nice and you could see the Capitol Building in the distance, which was pretty sweet. The Nationals were having a rough time, but they finally managed to pull it together and beat the Orioles 7-6.
Alright well my apartment is in desperate need of some cleaning so I am off to surround myself with cleaning products. Hope you enjoyed hearing a bit about my day and seeing the pictures!
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