So yeah, it gets really cold in DC. For the past few days
the high has been in the 30’s. I’m sorry, did we say 30’s? That’s not a high,
that’s a lesser of two colds. I believe the forecast should say “Today’s least
cold temperature will be…” because 36 is not a high my friends. (Mom, it’s a good
thing you’re coming in March, you definitely wouldn’t like it right now. Also
you better be reading this. It falls under your duties of loving mother.) In
related news I need to purchase gloves that allow me to use my touch screen
phone. I use Google maps to find my way around most of the time but the phone
is no good to me if I can’t touch the screen or my exposed fingers are too cold
to function properly. Ok, I guess that’s about all anyone wants to hear of me
complaining about the weather.
Something exciting from this week: I started work at my field placement! I’ll be
splitting my time between working in foster care and working in a residential
group home for teenage girls. I’ve enjoyed my time in both so far. I think it’s
going to take a little bit for the girls to warm up and trust me but hopefully
I can prove myself to them without too much trouble. Fingers crossed!
A point of interest to the people I’m meeting in DC is my
southern accent. Obviously I have an accent but I don’t consider mine to be
that pronounced. Most of the girls I’ve
met at the dorm commented on it originally but didn’t say that much about it.
Surprisingly, the one who seems to find it the most humorous is a girl from
Scotland. She told me I have a great accent. Well if she loves it that much I’d
be down to trade! I could totally rock a Scottish accent with these freckles
and not red hair. The kids I meet have a funnier way of commenting on the way I
speak. The other day one of our clients told me that I “look like Hannah
Montana’s friend but talk like Hannah Montana”. Then tonight I was babysitting
and one of the girls said “You talk like a cowboy, well cowgirl because you’re
a girl.” The cool thing about DC is there are people from all over and everyone
has some type of accent. I probably hear 3 or 4 languages being spoken around
me on a daily basis. I love it!
Let’s see, anything funny from this week? Well two of the
other students from my program and I decided we wanted to go see the movie
Joyful Noise. Everyone else gave us such a hard time about it and couldn’t
believe we would spend money to see this movie. We valiantly defended what
would certainly be the comedic genius not to mention vocal showcase of Dolly
Parton and Queen Latifah and headed off to the theater in Chinatown.
Unfortunately no one else headed that way with those same intentions. When we
got to the theater they had cancelled the showing time. I’m not sure why but it’s
a safe bet it was lack of interest. We considered lying and telling them it was
the greatest movie of all time. That we laughed, cried, and lost ten pounds.
But we stuck to the truth and got cupcakes instead. DC is full of gourmet cupcake
places. I need to learn to avoid them at all costs.
I’ve decided that Saturdays are going to be my tourist days.
While I would love to stay in bed and catch up on sleep from the week I only
have 4 months to explore and I want to make the best of it. I marked another
museum off my checklist today. Museums are great right now because it’s A) it’s
cold outside and B) a lot of them are free! Free entertainment for the win!
Today’s museum was the Natural History Museum. Pretty stinkin’ cool if you ask
me. My favorite attractions were the bones and mummies collection, dinosaur exhibit,
the Hope Diamond, mammal exhibit, and the IMAX 3D movie “Tornado Alley.” Here
are some pictures I took with my phone:
Elephant you see when you first walk in the main entrance
Mummy reamins
T-Rex
(Not really sure why this one is coming out kind of wonky)
And last but certainly not least, stationary made from elephant poop.
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