- You go to the Monuments at midnight
The Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial--you name it. Whether it's at midnight, or part of your daily morning runs, or you're with a group of friends, walking to the Monuments is a regular activity. You probably have a picture of the Washington Monument from every angle, at sunset, sunrise, and at night.
2. Whole Foods is pretty much your dining hall
GW doesn't come with a dining hall; unless you can count Whole Foods. One day you find yourself trying to fit ten different types of food from the hot bar into one box, another day you eat only sushi for lunch, and some days just feel like going with plain chicken noodle soup and bread.
3. You go to the gym (a.k.a. HelWell) in regular clothes just to get an acai bowl
It would probably be unacceptable to go into a gym with regular clothes; however, at GW, you go to South Block just to get a bowl full of strawberries, blueberries, bananas, acai, and granola. Even though you didn't get your 30 minutes of cardio in, you still feel healthy walking out with your acai bowl.
4. You're in a student organization
Whether you're in GW Democrats, Ultimate Frisbee, Fuego, the Colonial Army, or Club Tennis, you or someone you know is involved in an organization outside of class.
5. You casually take a stroll to the White House every now and then.
You live 10 minutes away from the White House--and you brag about it to all your friends at home.
6. Gelman is pretty much your second home
Kudos to the kids who pull all-nighters and have watched the sunrise at Gelman--everyone has probably spent more than four hours here at least once.
7. You don't know what it's like to use a communal bathroom
Your friends from your hometown complain on the phone how gross it is to use the communal bathrooms. However, if you're at GW, you have a private bathroom (Sorry Thurston kids, you might get mold poisoning)
8. "Are you going to the debate watch party tonight?"
Debate watch parties, election night parties, and storming the White House--whatever it may be, there's always something planned for everyone during the most intense nights on the most politically active campus.
9. You sit on the vex contemplating every form of your life.
Ah, the vex-- a twenty minute, bumpy ride to The Vern. Every student is guilty of staring out of the window contemplating what they should do for the rest of the day, their life, or literally anything.
10. Running into powerful people at Whole Foods is a regular thing
Who knows--you may see Chance the Rapper buying a pumpkin at Whole Foods or Joe Biden at District Commons.
