On Friday night I was able to enjoy a meal in Chinatown with one of my graduated sorority sisters from Ohio State. She just moved here in January to take a job with the Senate. She lives on Capitol Hill as well, so we met at the metro station and traveled to Chinatown together, where we ate at a place one of her coworkers recommended, called Vapiano. While we ate delicious Italian pasta and pizza, we talked about all that she does in the Senate, and remembered how the first time we met we had talked about wanting to live in D.C., and now a few years later we are finally both here. Our dinner together also reminded me of how important connections are in Washington, because she offered to put me in contact with several of her friends and coworkers this semester that are starting careers similar to what I want to start doing in a few years. It was a wonderful night in Chinatown; you can never go wrong with great food and an old friend!

-Erika