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Welcome to Washington, DC
I am not a big city person. I am from New Jersey, have family in New York and absolutely hate it, so DC was nothing special to me. However, I admit that I enjoy the culture and ability to have more to do. In NY, in order to have a good time you basically have to be 21 for everything. However, in DC many clubs will let you party at 18 (still 21 for drinking), there are numerous free events that go on during the day within the parks, and transportation is pretty decent. Not to mention, if you live in Howard's dorms, or simply have a twitter account, finding out what the next move for the night is pretty easy. There are groups on campus that are notorious for having big parties, such as the Dream Team, that will even sell tickets to the events on campus.
I have to admit that even though the transportation can be simple, it has it's moments of frustration. For example, many people like to party all night long, just remember that the metro closes at 3am on weekends and then you have to be careful walking back to wherever you live. Also, campus shuttles to and from different buildings end around the same time (even though there is campus escorts all night long). For the people with cars, parking can be easy, but tricky. There may be times where all weekend long you get the same spot, but others where parking is truly a nightmare. Living in the city is always going to have its ups and downs but for the most part the nightlife is pretty live in DC.
May 04, 2012
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