Whenever I move to a new town – I make a point right off the bat to scope out the best food I can find.

So, this past weekend one of my roomates helped me out by taking me to an awesome pizza place on West Main Street.

Piccola Italy Pizza and Subs may be a greasy spoon to most people, but to me it’s a quintessential stuff-your-face with giant slices of amazing pizza kind of joint.

This past weekend I had only one day off. That day also happened to be the day I was moving into my new apartment. Lucky me.

On assignment yesterday I was sent to the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Let me say, I’ve never in my life seen a place so gorgeous.

Sunday.  I didn’t have much to do and my goal is to not be lazy, so I forced myself to go out for at least a half hour to get to know the area better. Without any map or destination in mind, my plan was just to walk around and see what I ran into.

Again, was Sunday, so it was completely dead, no one in the streets. I did see people coming from a certain direction, so I started to follow them.

Unlike the other interns, I have been living in Richmond. So to them, prices seem normal when in fact businesses and restaurants in the area have raised their price. Yes, it may have been only by one mere dollar, but that has been enough to deter myself as well as my close friends from frequenting our favorite dives lately.