one more day

week 1 observations about DC:

• everyone is/thinks they are very important. and i'm sure many of them are. but no matter how important you are, it shouldn't exempt you from being polite, helpful or friendly
• 75% of people don't make eye contact with strangers
• you can't wear khaki to work
• the most put-together looking people are the ones with at least one print and one accessory
• the more secure people are with themselves, the more friendly and helpful they are to you, no matter what your title [or theirs] is
• lunch is almost invariably at least $8 (thankfully, except at a few places like potbelly, where we went for lunch today)
• it's always chilly outside and boiling hot on the metro
• you should never laugh at the people with tennis shoes and suits. those are the smartest people in this town
• there are real indian restaurants with food made by real indian people and it's cheaper than taiwan!

i don't know if you were with me at the start of blonde in taiwan, but this is how we do things around here. not so sure at the beginning, maybe a little pessimistic, and then we grow and learn and get comfortable from there. and i really am loving it. but taiwan showed me that there's more in life than offices and suits and DC can just be a whole lot of that.

called the kuo's tonight!