Sunday Jan 18, 2009 was my first time in Washington, DC. And little did I know, it was the first time I would be doing alot of things. After checking in at the hotel, I headed to my room and got situated. I had to attend a youth briefing and go over the busy interie of the trip. New Look gave us stipends, so u know I ate good, sleep good and eat some more. I didn't realize how cold DC was until we took a walk on M street to get some food. Do u know how it feels to be cold, hungry, and lost? Well it don't feel good! We finally decided it was time to stop walking and start eating so we stopped at a REAL ItAlian restersunt. I use the word real because all they had was Italian Food on the menu. It wasn't like those other places where u can order pasta and tacos at the same time. We had to eat really fast because we were on a tight schedule. Later on that night "GodFather" gave Dewey and I our pep talk about parting to hard. That night we went to the Mayor's ball at Club 930. It was soo much fun, I wish you could have been there. We were chillen in the VIP with the Mayor of DC at a club. How many 18 year olds can say that? We also got to see live performances by T.I., Wyclef Jean, and Fall Out Boy. Usher spoke at the event and let us stand on stage with him as he talked about the I Cant But You Can Campain. The crowd gave us an extremely welcoming ovation. Usher was so proud of us.  After the event we headed back to the hotel and prepared for Monday ( Oprah Show/ Service Learning Project).