Boston

Originally I had several interviews lined up for my trip east, but as I got more and more tired of making small talk and asking interesting questions, when really all I want to know is how many weekends will I have off, how many weeks of vacation do I get, and do I really have to work 80 hours a week, I cancelled everything except my Dartmouth interview. Which made for a lovely 2 day vacation in Boston.

Kendell and I took the red-eye on Jet Blue. A lovely airline, that will give you all the snacks you want. But the damn seats only reclined about an inch, which did not make for the most comfortable sleeping experience. We took the train to our hotel in Brookline (I love cities with functional public transportation!) and wandered the streets in search of coffee and a bagel. We later headed down to Newbury Street for a little window shopping. We strolled through the Public Gardens and stopped to admire the ducklings, from one of my favorite childhood books.

We also spent some time strolling on the Freedom Trail, attempting to find an educational aspect to our trip. We spent the next morning at the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum near Northeastern University. It's one of my favorite museums. I love that the building is as much a part of the display as the art itself. Adam was able to get a cheap flight to Boston for this weekend as well, and we met up Friday night for dinner in the North End. Fabulous Italian food, and I got to meet one of Adam's friends from his Boston days. Now I know where Adam gets some of his more interesting ideas. It was a lot of fun.

After spending the next few days driving around New England, taking Kendell to visit Brown and Wesleyan, we've ended up in Hanover. It was a bit of a harrying drive north. It was 50 degrees while we were in Boston. Sunny. Warm. Yesterday it was pouring rain. But still warm. Today? Well, currently it is 5 degrees, with a substantial wind chill. It snowed last night, which made the drive interesting. Especially since they don't seem to care much for plowing the roads in Vermont.

My interview at Dartmouth is tomorrow. I really enjoyed my dinner with the residents tonight. And I love Hanover. It would be interesting to come back. One more interview after Dartmouth. Then we'll come up with a rank list, and hopefully get that submitted before I head off to Montana.