If NYC is a culmination of tons of musical theater kids, then Washington D.C. is all political science nerds. My first impressions of D.C. were not good to be honest. Meeting representative Cooper saddened me that after three hours to get showers and meet him, he, in turn, gave the group only three minutes. Now, I am grateful for his time, it was just anticlimactic after all the energy for us to run across D.C. to see him.
After this first interaction with Washington D.C. was a disappointment, my perspective grew negative. Looking at demographics of individuals, there appeared to be a definite lack, not in representation of several races, but in the representation of them in differing class brackets. Also, as a woman, I saw little to no women represented on Capitol Hill. While the metro system was superior to any other, I could not shrug off this odd feeling of Washington being for the frat-boy, white male.
This is all very harsh. Coming from NYC, which I thoroughly enjoyed the culture and energy to Philly where I am feel called to serve next year to D.C. where I feel little connection, makes it difficult to judge it fairly. So this is my disclaimer for my blog about D.C.
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