Being a Tourist: Washington, D.C.

Photos taken by Frannie Bower

As Chloe put it, Washington D.C. is one of those cities where I don't feel weird or embarrassed being a tourist. Usually when I travel I like to blend in with the locals, but this weekend it was all about the selfie stick. We all decided to take Monday off work to explore D.C. I hadn't been since a field trip in sixth grade and we didn't get to see much of it during our festival weekend. We walked seven miles from the capital, Washington Monument, the White House, the World War Two Memorial, and the Lincoln Memorial. We knew we wouldn't have time to go to any museums, so we thought we'd take it easy, especially since I was feeling the after effects of the weekend. We had a lovely time, but then I bought that pizza hat and ruined everyone photo. No regrets.

Landmark Music Festival

What a whirlwind weekend! My head is still buzzing from all the amazing music at Landmark. ALT-J, Drake, the Strokes, Miguel, Chromeo, Band of Horses, CHVRCHES, so many bands killed it. It was definitely one of the more chiller music festivals I've been to, it wasn't completely packed and people tended to respect personal space. Day one I of course had to wear my YOLO polo (featured here), since Drake was headlining. The best part about music festivals later in the year is that it isn't blazing hot. I was able to wear a hat and this shearling denim jacket I picked up from target that I am obsessed with. Day two we went all-out in matching American flag leggings, talk about SQUAD GOALS. Those leggings have seem to become a music festival staple. People tended to aggressively compliment our patriotism, which we were on board with. Though festival season is done for me, I'm so happy with all the ones I've been to this year. I can't wait for next year.