I kissed a butterfly today. It was magical. I have always dreamt of going to the famous Smithsonian Natural History museum and today that was accomplished. Johnny and I are major nerds for tours so we took one here and saw a bunch of cool exhibits. The Hope diamond was beautiful, but I was attracted to the glow in the dark rocks the most. The ocean exhibit was breathtaking. The moment you walk in you see this magnificent whale on the ceiling and giant shark teeth, which is a kodak moment must.

We went to the butterfly exhibit for our last stop and Johnny kept getting all of the butterflies to land on him. I got one huge one to land on me though and got a kiss from it. I could not stop smiling. I know I am definitely coming back here again and again and again. The most legendary part of the day though was when the exact moment we walked out of the doors of the museum it started snowing. We were so happy until we realized we had to walk through it and it got harder to stay warm. Lunch was alright at the West Wing cafe. I had a pastrami sandwich and these delicious jalapeño chips from a local East coast brand. Walking home wasn't fun due to the snow, but it was definitely an experience. We realized it was our first day of class and had to hurry home.

Class was pretty chill. All we did was take our ID photos and go through the rubric and schedule. A group of us took the metro back to Union Station and then tried Shake Shack for the first time. The burgers were delicious, but WAY overpriced. Once we got home I got to meet Yuri's friend from France, Vince. In the kitchen we had this huge stimulating conversation about politics and what was going on with different countries. It was great. I honestly do want to start work already because in a few days i'll be the only one in the room exploring all alone.