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Places to 'work 'virtually' in Washington, D.C.

When I initially moved to D.C. about three years ago, I spent the first several months working out of my home office. It wasn't long until I found myself longing for some social noise, as well as a change of scenery. I began spending a few hours each week working out of a local Starbucks, where for an affordable price, you can subscribe to a T-Mobile account, which will provide you with Internet access at most Starbucks coffee shops.

Through friends, I heard about a coffee shop in the Adams Morgan area called Tryst. After a week or so, I ventured out to Adams Morgan by taking the red line to Woodley Park and making the 10-minute walk down Calvert into Adams Morgan. I was delighted by the ambience in Tryst: it contains ample seating area and they have a very decent selection of coffee and tea drinks, as well as some pretty tasty sandwiches and appetizers. During the day, the crowd is generally composed of an eclectic mix of students, teleworkers, and regular patrons.

Recently, a new coffee shop opened up in the U Street area, called Busboys and Poets, which has a very Tryst-like feel to it: there are ample couches and tables spread throughout the venue (which is more spacious than Tryst), and it even contains a small bookshop. As with Tryst, they have a wireless signal that anyone can access. One of the nice things about Busboys and Poets compared to Tryst is the partitioning off of a non-smoking section so us non-smokers out don't have to smell like cigarettes after working in a coffee shop for several hours.

I'd be interested to hear what venues other people have found in the D.C. area.

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