{"id":79,"date":"2016-04-05T01:50:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T01:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcg\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2016-09-23T17:18:55","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T17:18:55","slug":"life-in-dc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcg\/life-in-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What a wonderful city you have chosen for your au pair year!\u00a0 Washington, DC (short for District of Columbia) is the Capital of the United States of America. Our city is not only beautiful but offers residents and visitors an incredible amount of attractions.\u00a0 Here is but a short list of resources you may want to review prior to coming to America and after your arrival, to make sure you include in your Au Pair Year Wishlist.<\/p>\n<h2>General Information<\/h2>\n<p>Our city is divided into four geographic area called quadrants and our cluster in located in Northwest.\u00a0 Getting around Washington does not require a car in most cases as the city has a great public train and bus service.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington,_D.C.\">Washington, DC A Snapshot from Wikipedia <\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Guides to Washington, DC<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/washington.org\/find-dc-listings\/attractions\" target=\"_blank\">Destination DC<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Washington City Paper\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtoncitypaper.com\/bestofdc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Best of DC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonian.com\/2012\/07\/20\/visitors-guide-five-days-in-washington-dc\/\">Washingtonian Magazine Five Days in Washington, DC<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Washington Post\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/goingoutguide\" target=\"_blank\">Going Out Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/15 Best Places to Go with Kids in the Washington DC Area\">15 Things to See and Do with Kids in the Washington, DC Area <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Activities in DC, area blogs and calendars<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/washington-dc\">www.timeout.com\/washington-dc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.org\">www.washington.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/goingoutguide\/\">www.washingtonpost.com\/goingoutguide\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtoncitypaper.com\">www.washingtoncitypaper.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcthriftymom.com\">DC Thrifty Mom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/freeindc.blogspot.com\/\">Free and Low-Cost Things to do in DC &#8220;Free in DC&#8221; Blog <\/a><\/li>\n<li>Washington, DC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.world-guides.com\/north-america\/usa\/district-of-columbia\/washington\/washington_events.html\" target=\"_blank\">Monthly Events &amp; Festivals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/2015\/06\/11\/dcs-eventful-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\">DC\u2019s Eventful Summer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Travel Within DC<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/godcgo.com\/home\/ways-to-get-around.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">goDCgo<\/a> (DC transportation options)<\/li>\n<li>Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmata.com\/\">DC Metro Train and Bus <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wmata.com\/rider_tools\/nextbus\/arrivals.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Next Bus Arrival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccirculator.com\/Home\/BusRoutesandSchedules.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">DC Circulator Bus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uber.com\/invite\/t8kf3\" target=\"_blank\">Uber<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.car2go.com\" target=\"_blank\">car2go<\/a> (smart car rental by the minute; initial membership fee)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gocurb.com\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Curb Washington DC<\/a> (Taxi App)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Travel Across the US<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"xoxo blogroll\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boltbus.com\/\">Bolt Bus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.culturalhiways.net\/\">Cultural Hi-Ways<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"An upscale bus to NY\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dc2ny.com\/\">DC2NY Bus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"View the city in the format of a mall directory. See where all the stores and restaurants are located.\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2011\/07\/05\/great-online-map-of-nyc\/\">Great Online Map of NYC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Affordable Bus from DC &amp; Maryland to NJ &amp; NY\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holabus.com\/Default.aspx\">Hola Bus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hiusa.org\/\">Hostelling International<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"What you MUST do before you travel outside the U.S.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aupairinamerica.com\/resources\/travel_and_flights\/travel_outside_us.asp\">Important Info. \u2013 Travel Outside the U.S.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Trip planner and infomation for Metrorail and Metrobus \" href=\"http:\/\/www.wmata.com\/\">DC Metro Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"A great rental car option for au pairs under 25\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happy-cars.com\/\">Rental Car Options<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Online reservation service for shuttles to the area airports\" href=\"http:\/\/www.supershuttle.com\/en\/howitworks.aspx?Location=howitworks\">Super Shuttle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trekamerica.com\/aupairinamerica\/\">Trek America<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Affordable bus to NY\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vamoosebus.com\/\">Vamoose Bus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a wonderful city you have chosen for your au pair year!\u00a0 Washington, DC (short for District of Columbia) is the Capital of the United States of America. 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