This summer is feeling like it will have a lot of firsts for me: first college internship, first time living in DC, first time going to Georgetown cupcakes right down the block, first Metro trip, and first time showing my friends around the nation's capital. I will be interning at a consulting firm this summer and will be right in the heart of the city. While I have lived forty-five minutes from DC all my life, city trips were often only for special occasions such as museum trips or the Cherry Blossom festival. I've never experienced the hustle and bustle of the city without having a car right near by. I can't wait to really be in the moment and take advantage of all the sights. I promise I will not be eating cupcakes every day but I don't know how long that promise will last considering they have a new flavor every day. Usually when people ask where I'm from instead of saying my town I say the DC area which is true but I feel like I haven't appreciated the city to its truest extent yet. I applied to go to college in DC but ended up falling in love with Villanova which led me to Philly. Over the last three years of being in that area, I've grown to love it and the cheesesteaks more than I ever thought possible. It has become very homey to me and the thought of graduation brings tears to my eyes even though I'm excited for what's to come. I hope that I can fall in love with DC and embrace all of the firsts like I did with Philly after coming to Villanova. I feel that this new summer is a beginning for me to branch out of myself and truly figure out who I want to become. While the thought of moving to a new city is scary, and I'm not gonna lie to you and say it isn't for the sake of full disclosure, the excitement outweighs the fear of the big city. I look forward to going back to Villanova in the fall with beautiful memories and I can't wait to tell all my friends how DC is. It is the blessing I've been waiting for. I'm still really bitter that the Washington Capitals lost though.