What's so great about Gallaudet University is that it's located in Washington, D.C. D.C. has an extensive network of public transportation. You can get nearly anywhere using public transportation. I've gone to places in Virginia and Maryland. Not enough Gallaudet University students utilize D.C.'s public transportation system. Why spend so much money on insurance, gas, and parking when you can go from place to place much more freely and for much less money? For example, going to Chinatown from Union Station costs $1.35. It's fast and cheap. It's actually priceless when you've arrived and have already taken a bite of a magnificent Chipotle burrito before your friends - who decided to take a car - arrived after finding a parking spot 2,000 miles away.

I feel like an idiot for not making this realization ages ago. Before, I limited myself to hitching rides with friends. But now I am officially a metro junkie. I love riding the subway. Metro stations are extremely interesting places to go. It's never dull if you're observing the people around you. You encounter all sorts of people. One time I had a guy sketching me. Have you ever stood really close to the area where the metro train is pulling in, and experienced a thrill when the wind from the cars whips you? If you've been in D.C. and not done this, you've missed out on an important aspect of D.C. life.

Now, I'm not saying I'm against cars. It's just that, in D.C., the metro is the best way to go. Buses can also be extremely useful. Gallaudet University has a daily shuttle service from Gallaudet to the Gallaudet metro stop and Union Station. I may seem like a hypocrite, but I want a car just like every other college student. When I get one, it'll be utilized mainly for road trips. After all, there's no metro line from D.C. to Olathe, or Chicago, or to LA!

Hasta la vista!