March Madness!

While it's been a crazy tournament for men's and women's basketball, March is mad for each of us as well. I had a batch of finals, moved back to DC, and also traveled to Las Vegas and NYC.



Las Vegas is incredible. The first night in Las Vegas always overwhelms me, the extravagance of it all: money, sex, alcohol, food. They water everything multiple times a day to have the lush green lawns and plants. Ads for Chippendals or "Women Direct 2 U" mix in with the Sponge Bob Square Pants ride or a preview of a Magic Show.



My third time there, but I am in awe everything I step onto the Strip, walk into the Venetian or Bellagio, or witness scenery of the lights, mountains, and vast space that surrounds Las Vegas. Mom and I visited a few apartments and condos and I think I found a place to live next year, roommate TBD.



Just off the Strip, the area is close of the most beautiful natural scenery that I've ever seen. Lake Mead, Valley of Fire...and this time we made a trip out to Red Rock Canyon, home to impressive, snow-peaked mountains, hiking trails, and even pictographs and petroglyphs made by Native Americans.

It seems like this Las Vegas is full of surprises, and I look forward to exploring the city and the area for the next four years!

uh oh

Las Vegas gets record Dec. snowfall, 3.6 inches

By KEN RITTER, Associated Press Writer Ken Ritter, Associated Press Writer – Thu Dec 18, 6:14 pm ET

LAS VEGAS – Flights resumed in and out of Las Vegas, but schools and highways were closed Thursday after a record-setting snowfall coated marquees on the Strip, weighed down palm trees and blanketed surrounding mountain areas. The city awoke to clear weather after a storm that left 3.6 inches at McCarran International Airport. It was biggest December snowfall on record there, and the worst for any month since a 7 1/2-inch accumulation in January 1979, forecasters said.

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Boo, it's not even snowing here in DC! Maybe I need to consider a Caribbean school??