Hey you!


... So today we embarked on a week long journey to battle the evils of Human Trafficking in the nation's capitol. But guys (and girls) if you expect to hear about our awesome crime fighting skills... I am sorry to disappoint. Unfortunately... we did not get to see Human Trafficking in action today. But we did get settled in and had fun exploring D.C.! 


After settling into the church, a group of strangers wandered in. But fear not, they were the other Alternative Breaks group that's sharing the space with us. Only... they were from Dartmouth. But they seem like a friendly bunch, so all is well (for now). We then decided to leave the safety of the church, and explore the wilds of D.C. 


We walked to Eastern Market in search of flip flops for Megan and Gary (travel tip # 1: remember to pack shower shoes), but mostly because it seemed like a cool place to visit. On the way to the market, we passed by a cool looking stone turtle (turtles are universal - go Terps!). But arriving at Eastern Market, we found that it was close to closing time. But, we were able to get some delicious goodies (rice pudding, beef empanadas...). But, we didn't get the flip flops :( So we walked around D.C. in search of flip flops... but to no avail.


We returned to the church, and by that time we were pretty hungry (my beef empanada was kind of cold when I got it, and who has time to wait 5 more minutes to get it heated). So we decided to make dinner: rice, teriyaki chicken, and a stir fry. But we only the only vegetable we had was brocoli. So we had rice, teriyaki chicken, and stir fry brocoli. It turned out pretty well. I stir-fried the brocoli, and it tasted pretty good for the most part (travel tip # 2: thaw the food all the way before you start cooking it). But we had a great meal, considering the facts that we are all novice cooks.


After dinner, the group decided to do some bonding activities (icebreakers). We played a few games (one of which  involved  a winking murderer). After running ourselves tired we decided to settle down for the night ... and here I am blogging.


So that's our journey for now, but I promise you that it will get more exciting. So, enjoy whatever little of St. Patrick's day is left, and keep reading our blogs!


N.Q.