Granted that we will be here for only six weeks, searching for a home has proven more difficult than anticipated. Never in a million years did I dream that I would be in Washington DC doing an internship at the World Bank let alone bear the thought of sharing a bridge with another homeless. The thought of waking up in the morning to work and then returning to a newspaper laid bed was severely daunting!
We had started our search from UK and had thought that everything could be sorted from abroad. Touring through Craigslist, we looked at accommodation in places like Foggy Bottom, Dupont Circle, Thomas Circle and Adams Morgan. (From the list, I really liked the novelty of having Foggy Bottom in my list of previous addresses) Nothing turned out unfortunately and as a temporary measure, we booked ourselves into a hotel just four blocks from the World Bank. It was the best that we could do so we just decided to take it from there.
Day 1 - We checked into the hotel after our eight hour flight. After touring around a whole list of houses and a Safeway, we returned back without a home but bagful of groceries to try out in the kitchenette made available in the hotel. In the cupboard, there was one massive pot, 2 tea spoons and no plates. There wasn’t really much but our creativity was still at high after a recent MBA Creativity Workshop, so we made do ...
Day 2 – in the hotel but food enjoyed in a restaurant outside. We learnt our lesson!! :)
Day 3 – “D Day” - It was our last day in the hotel as there were no more rooms available for the 4th of July. I can’t believe we left for work with literally no accommodation! Our suitcases were packed and ready to find home at the World Bank if needed.
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