Bored in the City....

Hello!!

So, as the title says, I am bored. In the city. It's international awareness month, I recently discovered, so there are some daily events taking place throughout

the month, but not today in particular.

So I went on Metro Mix to see what was happening today in my area. And of course, most of the events were "Happy Hours". Is there a day people don't do something that involves alcohol and then pass it off as an "event"?? It's so frustrating. Here am I, looking for something fun to actually do, and there's happy hours, and other like "events".

I mean of course there are some

concerts, book readings/signings, arts, and other stuff too, but the ones I found aren't really to my taste. I just wish I could find

things that were more to my appetite for fun.

For instance, Saturday was a good day for fun. I

had a breakfast fellowship event with my young adult ministry, then I headed off to the embassies here in D.C. for one of the international events they were having , the DC Passport Embassy Tour, I got to explore (some of) the world in a day. Of course I hit up the Nigerian embassy. It was awesome, free food, nice if loud music, and photos and art, oh, and people! I also went to Ghana, Pakistan (right next to Nigeria), Bangladesh, and Ethiopia. I would have seen more, but I didn't have enough time since I wasn't there earlier. That! was fun. No drunk table dancing, no manner of alcohol needed at all, just actually interested, actually interactive, actually useful fun.

Now not everything has to be cultural or educational, no, but I sure would like there to be a website that catered to my taste in adventure, excitement, and well...fun. Like an open-house tour of a gorgeous home followed by a super cheap cruise tour nearby; a cheap/free go cart race, or a kayaking or canoeing contest. A mini sky-diving event (where you'd jump from a few hundred feet vs the sky,. And I am making these up by the way.). Idk, I guess I'm looking for somewhat of a campus in the city.My school had such fun events. They were practical yet innovative, like when they had a snow day event in the warm Georgia winter/fall (...I know) when the used a snow machine to make a huge pile of snow for the students to play and fight in.

I'm looking for a more unique experience. I don't bar, I don't club, I don't drink, I don't "wile out". But I do like to have fun :). My fun is just more special than most. I mean, not just in it's non-alcoholic character, but in it's character overall. I guess once I make more friends in the city, I can plan little events here and there and everywhere and manifest my great ideas. Maybe I'' have a weekends of adventurous rock-wall climbing, hand gliding, and fun newly created games, ending with a Sunday evening balcony dinner of laughs, a heartily prepared meal, and ginger ale/cranberry juice cocktails with a splash of lemonade in fine goblets... and maybe a movie on a projector.

O.F.C.J.