What does the Apocalypse, food trucks, and gay pride all have in common?

Any guesses? No?

Joey and I

Actually, they have nothing in common except for the week that they all were a part of my weekend! :)

Thursday
So if any of you know me well at all you know i'm a Starkid Fan. Starkid is a musical theater group that became an internet sensation, and created musicals like the Very Potter Musical and many others. It's also where Darren Criss came from. They currently are touring the country performing their songs from these musicals, and they came to D.C.! The show was great, and so much fun. After the show, I waited outside to see if the cast members would come out back to meet the fans - and they did! I got to meet Joey Richter, who is one of the more famous members of the cast, who signed my ticket and took a picture with me! (see below) So amazing!

Friday
Friday meant that I completed my first full week of work!!! And man did I need the weekend. Some friends and I headed to the old Navy Yard area for a food festival named Truckeroo! This takes place in an outdoor picnic venue next to Nationals baseball stadium. The enclosed area is formed by old cargo shipping boxes all painted and stacked up on top of each other! "Truckeroo" is simply the festival that occurs every month. It is when tons of food trucks come and park inside the venue, and you can sample a lot of different foods! They had cupcake trucks, popcorn trucks, Hawaiian, empanadas, sandwiches, lobster, burgers, and everything under the sun! Food trucks are super popular in DC. There was also a 90's cover band playing, and it was fun to just hang out and dance :)

My friends and I have also decided we want to go to a Nationals game if the tickets aren't too pricey! Wish they were playing the Cubs sometime this summer, but no such luck...

DC War Memorial

After Truckeroo, it was still pretty early in the night so we decided to take a walk around the mall. I had heard that the monuments are prettiest at night, and that was definitely true! It's also far more peaceful, since the crowds have long gone and the hubbub of the city has died down. We started at the Wash. Monument, then made our way past the WWII memorial, DC War Memorial (which i've never seen before - it was kind of hidden!), Korean War Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial (hands down the best view in Washington), and the Vietnam Memorial. Although we didn't get back to my apartment until 2am, it was definitely worth the walk!



Saturday

Inside the studio

With my program in the Washington Center, we received membership to a promotion called INTERNS ROCK! for intern appreciation week! This membership allows us discounts and other freebees at many native DC stores, restaurants, and activities. It also gives us free admission to the Newseum! This was definitely something to take advantage of, so a bunch of us went. The Newseum focuses on the media and its role in our society. They have unique exhibits such as the largest chunk of the Berlin wall outside of Germany, the "Checkpoint Charlie" watchtower, and the TV antenna from the top of the World Trade Center ( which is a very moving and thought-provoking exhibit - one of my favorites). The Newseum is also home to the tv studio for "This Week with George Stephanopolous." And by luck, an employee let me inside the studio!!! It was super cool to see- how many times are you going to be in a tv studio??? The lady then informed me that Rick Santorum would be there the next day for its Sunday broadcast! I decided I was definitely coming back the next day.
After that, we headed to Dupont Circle to see part of the Gay Pride Parade. I've never been to the one in Chicago, so it was definitely interesting! We ate dinner there at this fantastic pizza place and then got frozen yogurt (with our InternsRock discount!). 

Sunday
As I mentioned before, I headed back to the Newseum Sunday morning. Although I was there for the whole broadcast from 9-10, I never saw Rick Santorum! Unless I missed him - but i'm definitely convinced there is a secret door..  -_-
I decided to walk back from there instead of spending money on the metro (which is expensive - $2.15 per trip, both ways??? it really adds up per week...). Even though it was hot, I stopped by the Capitol, because even if i'm not a "tourist" in some ways, it's still cool to walk by the Capitol every now and then!

I'm on my third week here, and my time is going by so fast! There is still so much I want to do and see. I'm heading home this weekend for my cousin's wedding, and am very excited to be in Chicago again!! So unfortunately for you all, you won't have any exciting DC news to look forward to, but maybe an update on my time at home!
Thanks for stalking me! :)