Tagged: D.C.
Washington Contrasts
by Erika Agbi (Fall 2016)
The fall of 2016 has been a unique one, much due to a presidential election with results that stunned people around the world. Not only was I lucky to get to spend the semester in Boston University’s Washington, D.C. Internship Program, I also got to produce the University’s Washington, D.C. coverage on the night of the election. More
City of Compromise
by Jimmy King (Fall 2016)
Walking down Florida Avenue and the U Street area of Washington, you might feel as though you’re in a Deep South suburb. But in a 10-minute ride towards K Street, you’re right back in the concrete and glass, allegedly “soulless”, Washington that most Americans think of when conceptualizing their Capitol. More
Graciela Mariño
How Was Your Adjustment To Washington? How Did It Compare To The First Few Weeks On Campus Back In Boston?
By Graciela Mariño
Fall 2014
When I arrived in DC in late summer (last week of August), I noticed the hot sun on my skin while the typical warm end-of-summer breeze comfortably brushed through my hair. I remember seeing the Capitol Dome for the first time on my first full weekend here…a structure both rigid and monumental, while also majestic. Behind me, the Washington monument stood tall; this is known as the landmark that allows tourists to identify the city from a distance. I spent my first day in Washington D.C. walking through the National Mall and taking in the grandeur of the nation’s capital. It was not my first time in D.C., but it was the first time that I realized what this city means; the first time that I felt I understood its history, its people, its architecture and buildings. It was the first time I saw myself living here and being part of this complex, passionate, and powerful community.
