INTERNATIONAL DC

1. Get a taste of Little Rome with a visit to the myriad Roman Catholic institutions located in the Brookland neighborhood of DC, including the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Franciscan Monastery and Garden, Catholic University and the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center.
2. Take pictures near the Chinatown Friendship arch at the corner of 7th & H Sts, NW, then head to Tony Cheng's for dim sum priced under $8.
3. Pay as little as $5 to hear lectures at the Alliance Française de Washington and brush elbows with others who love European culture.
4. Head to 16th Street to tour the Mexican Cultural Institute, a neighborhood jewel in Columbia Heights, where you'll be inspired by the latest exhibition of visual art by Mexican artists (open Mon.-Fri. from 10 am-1 pm and 3 pm-6 pm).
5. Go to the Goethe Institut in Penn Quarter to learn all about German culture, and see the work of German artists in the gallery.