<p>Has anyone had a child do an internship in D.C. My son got a paid one on his own (not through a school program). Now we are looking for housing and are totally unfamiliar with the area and the prices are AMAZING! He doesn’t know anyone else to room with to cut expenses. Any ideas?</p>
<p>my boyfriend used to work in DC. good luck finding affordable housing… in DC it doesn’t really exist. my boyfriend lived in Reston, VA and just took the metro… that might be your best bet.</p>
<p>Some of the local colleges provide summer housing for interns…George Washington University <a href=“http://gwired.gwu.edu/cllc/Summer/[/url]”>http://gwired.gwu.edu/cllc/Summer/</a> and American University being two. Both are located in safe areas and are easily Metro accessible. The metro system in DC is reliable and services many neighborhoods including Arlington and Alexandria in VA. Craig’s List may also offer some summer sublet and roommate possibilities. Housing in DC is definitely expensive.</p>
<p>Definitely check into all the local colleges. Also Georgetown, Catholic U.,
Potomac College, Univ. of DC, Southeastern U, Regent U., Trinity U., and Howard U.</p>
<p>You can check out the off-campus summer housing listings. Craigslist or GU/GW/AU’s off-campus summer housing website should have one.</p>
<p>American does have summer sublets, but (at least for one of the places) you need to provide your own furniture and it’s about $1,300/month. </p>
<p>I would suggest the Maryland area near the Red Line. You can probably find a place for about $600/month there, walking distance to the Metro, and in a fairly safe area.</p>
<p>I would also suggest calling up local colleges to see if they have a summer sublet board or online thing. A lot of college students like to sublet their places for the summer and will do so at a discount.</p>
<p>My son is also going to Washington for the summer. GWU is the best bet for location and cost (triples still avail). American is too far away in my opinion.</p>
<p>However, GWu does not open until May 28th. My son found a two week sublet on <a href=“craigslist: seattle jobs, apartments, for sale, services, community, and events”>craigslist: seattle jobs, apartments, for sale, services, community, and events. Check mapquest for central locations.</p>
<p>There are some good shares still avail too.</p>
<p>My D stayed in the apartments at GWU last summer. You can look at the options online. She lucked out as supposedly the apts. are set up to house four people but she had only one apartment-mate at a time, as I recall. (The bedrooms were really tiny and two in each of them would have been a challenge!) Each apt. had two bathrooms and an efficiency kitchen.</p>
<p>The location was excellent. You can pay an extra fee to use the GWU fitness center facilities. </p>
<p>She loved DC.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! I am curious about what your kids are doing, getting paid, and how they found their internships. Anyone care to share? Mine got a public policy job with a senator he found online and he is getting paid $300.00/wk. What are other kids doing in D.C.?</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>I’d second that. Most areas along the Red Line are safe, and the trains are frequent enough (5-10 mins) that one can get into DC with ease.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Even at 3 am, they run about every 15 minutes - and those trains do run late.</p>
<p>My D. is just going to work in DC area this summer to see if she likes area for a possible post graduation location. She’s been looking for housing for summer also. She may check out some places she found on <a href=“http://www.craigslist.com%5B/url%5D”>www.craigslist.com</a> and <a href=“http://www.roommates.com%5B/url%5D”>www.roommates.com</a></p>
<p>It’s a different experience living <em>in</em> the city as opposed to commuting in. The Foggy Bottom area–around GWU–gives easy proximity to most internship locations (and is a quick Metro ride to the Hill) as well as easy access to social spots like Georgetown and Dupont Circle.</p>
<p>But, yeah, finding/having a roommate makes things a lot better. The roommate I found 30 years ago was later my best man and is one of my best friends to this day.</p>