Scavenger Hunt

On Thursday, City Year took all of us corp members on a scavenger hunt around the city. We were able to check out places that are staples in the community, but the average visitor wouldn't think to check out. One of the places was Ben's Chili Bowl. Apparently it has some of the best chili in town, and with my love for that hearty goodness, I will be taking multiple trips there to clog my arteries.

We walked for I'd say a good four hours, but it wasn't really that bad. It provided me with another opportunity to meet more of my corp members and engaged in some good conversation. Some of the most fun of the afternoon was walking through town doing chants and callbacks. For me, that's normal. I'll do that anytime, but its a solo effort. When that's the case, people tend to look at you like there is something wrong. When you're doing it in a group of 20+, people still look at you, but not with as much of a "check out this kid" type attitude. Then at the end of the hunt, the entire corp met on the National Mall. We broke it down one time for everyone with the signature "Mac and Cheese" dance.

Now sure in that case we were calling attention to ourselves, but to be in it was righteous. It really felt like I was apart of something bigger than me. A movement if you will. After experiencing that, I can't wait for us to do it all again, in uniform. That will certainly be a sight to behold.

After, a small group of us found a happy hour and we got happy. After staying there for a few hours, 7 of us went and chilled on the National Mall again. Cartwheels were tried and muscles were pulled as a result, but still an enjoyable night. Oh and the Washington Monument and the Capital Building, quite the sights to see at night!