Hello! Congrats on the job! As a fellow immigrant, here’s some advice: 1. It’s very cold here. Not sure where in India you’re coming from but where I’m from it’s usually not often colder than 5C. Here that’s a pretty normal nighttime temperature in winter. I own a big, long winter coat to stay warm. 2. For the Airbnb, I would recommend you stay somewhere like Arlington because it feels like that would be cheaper than main DC without being too removed from the city, as Arlington has a metro stop. Arlington has tons of restaurants, cafes, people, etc so it’s a good place to start. 3. Ask your workmates once you’re here if you can where they live and what they like about it! Depending on your salary you will have a couple of different good options. Anyway, again, welcome to DC. It’s cold as hell right now and not many people are out, but soon it’ll be warm and you’ll see everyone out enjoying the city! Good luck!