Why You Should Say 'Hello' to Strangers on the Street

One of my favorite walks in Washington, D.C., is from my basement apartment north of H Street NE through the Capitol Hill neighborhood to Eastern Market, the oldest continually operated fresh food public market in D.C. It's a 1.5 mile walk, but a peaceful one, through a mostly residential neighborhood with plenty of dog walkers and stroller pushers.

Building facade of Eastern Market in Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia Commons.