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Follow along for Nya’s adventures and updates around the world!

Los Angeles 2023 –> Tokyo 2024 –> Washington D.C. 2025

  • Cherry Blossom Festival

    Sakura in Bloom The cherry blossom trees are in peak bloom this weekend and D.C. is celebrating with the annual cherry blossom festival. From March 20-April 13, there’s different activities and events throughout the week, and many restaurants and stores have featured cherry blossom themed decorations and limited edition foods. The cherry blossom trees were


  • Journey to the Big Apple

    Next stop: NYC One week later, we went on yet another spontaneous trip lol. This time, me, Makenna, my roommate, and another friend decided to go to NYC. I guess this trip was a little less impulsive because going to NYC was way more expensive than going to Philadelphia, and plus, there were more people


  • Spontaneous getaway

    Next stop: PHIL One impulsive idea and an impromptu planning meeting later, Makenna and I headed to Philadelphia for the weekend. It was a very spontaneous trip that started with me just asking “hey what if we went to Philly?” We found a hotel, booked our tickets for Amtrak, and headed up the East coast


  • Tour of the Capitol

    E pluribus unum Today our internship arranged for us to take a tour of the Capitol. I actually didn’t know that this was something you could do and I didn’t really know what to expect either. We were separated into two tour groups, and since my friend and I were in a later group, we


  • Weekend Adventures

    Zoo Pals Today we decided to go to the zoo. Work has been super busy and tiring so I wanted to do something relatively lighthearted and childish. Washington D.C.’s zoo is part of the Smithsonian, so entrance was actually free, which was so nice because I think back at home, entrance to the local zoo


  • Trip to the Smithsonian

    The Air and Space Museum I made it through my second full week of work! This week seemed to drag forever, and I’ve been so exhausted. But I only have 10 weeks in D.C. and didn’t want to spend every weekend lounging around, so today, me and another friend from work went to visit some