I only get to travel standby until I graduate which means I can either study for longer than I would like or I can make use of free weekends and do my fair share of sightseeing before I turn 23. Naturally, I chose the latter. This weekend, I went up to DC to see Niyati and we had the most amazing day. Surprisingly, Ila and Sanchi also happened to be in town and we were able to meet them at hipster vegan brunch spot. Three carrot-cake-pancakes-with-vegan-cream-cheese-frosting-and-coconut-milk-whipped-cream later... Niyati and I made our way to the National Building Museum where there was an exhibit open called the Fun House. Most of the pictures following this are taken at the NBM by my amazing photographer friend. It was a lot of fun taking it so hopefully it'll be just as much fun seeing it. After the Fun House we made our way to the gorgeous Botanical Gardens before we headed back home for a quick chai/nap stop. Here's where I realized I might have a small addiction to morning caffeine and only after this evening tea did my headache seem to subside. A strong cup of ginger chai (kudos to Niayti) and some Trader Joe's Meatless Meatballs (with a unique combination of Italian seasoning and garam masala) later, we headed back out to a show at the Dance Place. Niyati had found a traveling group called the Dikshina Daniel Phoenix Dance Company who put on a Contemporary-Bharatanatyam hybrid piece called Chakra. Although these dancers were not trained in classical dance and none of them were of Indian origin, the story, the music, the visuals all came together beautifully and we didn't even realize how much time had passed. After coming back home we watched Andaz Apna Apna, did henna, and ate some amazing chocolate coated almonds that are definitely going on my next shopping list. We couldn't get through the movie (I don't know how anyone can...), wrapped up the henna and, naturally, killed the box of almonds. What an ideal weekend. I love you, Niayti. Also, Niyati's roommate, Caitlin, is a pretty cool gal. Note: Most of the pictures are of me because 1) she didn't want to be photographed as much, 2) I obviously have no problem with it, and 3) I don't have as good of an eye as she does so the pictures that I did take were sub-par. Apologies for that.
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