I love all the ways I can volunteer doing something that makes our city better, like pulling invasive plants with Rock Creek Conservancy, or picking up litter with District Cleanups.

I also like being able to be car free—I moved back here after 10 years in Southern California, where a car is necessary for everything (and most trips involve a freeway), and busses are infrequent, slow, and dirty. I gave away my car, which makes my frugal life here (just barely) affordable.