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...you have beent waiting for me; right?
Well, the last couple of months have been pretty exciting. I finished University, got married, found a job and - last but not least - I got into Pro-Starcraft.
But the biggest step still lies ahead. I am leaving town, country and continent. My new employer ist located - as you might guess - in Washington DC. I'm heading there on Sunday and will then be in the USA for the first time in my life.
Apart from half a year in Ireland - which is only a 2 hour flight - I have never been away from family and friends for a longer period of time.
Anyway it is a big opportunity and if I don't go now I might never go. (I'm getting old;)
Well I guess I'm looking for two things here:
First, have you made comparable experiences? Good sides, bad sides? Any stories to share?
Second - since I know from other posts/threads that there are quite few people on TL living in the DC area - I want your 'tips and tricks' for life in the US capital region. Anything really from habitation to culture to traffic to entertainment...
Most of my specific questions will probably have answered themselves in a few weeks. But I'm looking forward to hear what you have to say about living/working abroad and about Washington.
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Learn to use and love the Metro subway. Best thing ever, you really don't need a car.
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On July 29 2010 03:13 TwinHits wrote:
Learn to use and love the Metro subway. Best thing ever, you really don't need a car.
Not currently the best thing ever. We has no elevatorz!!!!! 
EDIT: Wow, I definitely meant escalators.
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On July 29 2010 03:13 TwinHits wrote:
Learn to use and love the Metro subway. Best thing ever, you really don't need a car.
But you do need a car if you wanna travel and go to VA or Maryland.....
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On July 29 2010 03:20 DTK-m2 wrote:Show nested quote +On July 29 2010 03:13 TwinHits wrote:
Learn to use and love the Metro subway. Best thing ever, you really don't need a car. Not currently the best thing ever. We has no elevatorz!!!!! EDIT: Wow, I definitely meant escalators.
There are escalators... last time I checked lol. Although it's true that they are often turned off for some reason.
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There's so many escalators in the system that there's always a bunch that are broken done.
Yes, you need a car if you want to go farther into Maryland or Virginia than greater DC.
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On July 29 2010 03:36 TwinHits wrote:
There's so many escalators in the system that there's always a bunch that are broken done.
Yes, you need a car if you want to go farther into Maryland or Virginia than greater DC.
Like K-Town!!!!!! How else will you go to those weekly rich Teamliquid Dinner LAN they have at VA? :D
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Huge SC community here and weekly dinners haha for starcraft, you should come to one  This saturday, go! check TL community for the threads
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What kinda job are you getting ?
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DC/MD/Nova has the most vibrant and well put together starcraft community i have ever heard of. a bunch of great guys always itching for a chance to enjoy some choice starcraft and alcohol together or simply bro out.
Having a car is really nice, especially if you hang out with the 18-25 crowd that is semicarless, it is well appreciated =).
As for friends and family...if you take everything at face value and not worry about keeping/losing connections down the line, a temporary stay in dc will be a very fun and friendly time. and I've always found that I'm closer to most of my family when I'm away than when I'm at home with emotional pride/friction getting in the way of good times/real connection.
Tipswise, there are a lot of cool shows/concerts and events (like screen on the green and random shit like that) so look up fun things, there are lots
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DC is pretty much baller as hell. I'm pretty sure we're the only area on TL that meets up on a very regular basis lol
Learn to use the metro, thats the biggest tip I can give.
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On July 29 2010 04:29 Xeris wrote:
What kinda job are you getting ?
Well it's not a "real" job. It's more a post graduate research thing (History). Hoping to get my Phd in the end. I will be working for the German Historical Institute.
And for the Metro; is there so much to learn about it; i.e. is it that hard to use?
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That sounds like a great position! Be sure to check out historical employment followups in other nearby institutes etc as well
Not much to know about the metro except that it's fantastic. Combined with the bus system in the suburbs, it gives the DC area the best public transportation of any US metropolitan area imo. Look up a metro map and stack it up to where your place is, and keep in mind that it can take a decent amount of time to get from one place to another >> but definitely is very good
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Don't drive or take a cab ever. Use metro + feet forever.
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