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By rmattiola

In my application essay I explained how I could count 15 of my favorite places in DC. I gave the details about one and said to check back for the other 14. Well, here they are:

  • The residential streets of Georgetown between 27th and R and Wisconsin.
  • Dumbarton Oaks Estate and Park
  • The Gardens of The Smithsonian Castle
  • Boulder Bridge Loop at Rock Creek Park
  • Jefferson Memorial and River Run
  • St. John’s Yellow Church
  • National Cathedral
  • Residencies around the Palisades
  • The Pond on the Mall
  • The WWI Rotunda on the Mall
  • Renwick Art Gallery
  • Impressionism Wing of National Gallery of Art
  • Teddy Roosevelt Island
  • On top of the old grafitied dock house looking over the Potomac off of the canal path

I’m going to be honest: I’m new to this whole blog thing. I don’t really even keep a journal. I do however, at any given moment in time, posses a collection of scraps of paper, torn notebook sheets, and sticky notes upon which I jot the most important thoughts racing through my mind. These are fun facts, things to remember, song lyrics, Spanish vocab, short essays, etc. So now I will attempt to accumulate my fragmented sticky-note-thoughts into complete sentences for this travel blog.

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