DC is really the most beautiful city I have ever been in. I knew this, and took it for granted. I'm homesick, but not the desperate sort of homesick I have been before, but a more nostalgic. These are the things that tug at my heart the most: Cherry Blossom Festival Eastern Market, especially in the summertime Ben's Chili Bowl Old Town Georgetown The Smithsonian The Carousel! The E Street Cinema Growing up in DC spoiled me- it made me too sophisticated for Portland. ... read more