two decidedly different views of the city from two smart, lawerly-type girls. amber has had a positive experience here; zoe, apparently, not so much.

i wonder how i'll feel about d.c. after i move to chicago and will have another american city (beside collegetown; who couldn't adore charlottesville?) to compare it to. right now, it's coming off pretty well, but i suspect that may have more to do with the people i choose to hang out with than anything else. i've been pretty lucky in that regard.