Everything in Wellesley and Boston seems so different from home in the sense that most of the buildings are made of brick (can't have that in California because of the potential earthquakes) and that everything is so much older and rich with history. Being in the area also felt so much calmer; although people were busy, it all seemed less hectic. What's ironic is that the most obvious difference between the two coasts, the weather, wasn't too different. While I was there, the air was cooler, but at the same time, the sun was out and I didn't encounter any rain or snow. I guess I just got lucky.
It was really awesome to see Wellesley's campus. The architecture of the buildings is so beautiful and has such a classic feel to it. Wellesley has it's own lake that we walked around and the whole campus felt so open and spread out (there was so much brick haha). While Alexis and the varsity track team had practice during weekdays, I was fortunate enough to be able to work out at their athletic center, which was good because I ate so much over the past week. You would think that being the one of the only guys on the campus of a women's college would be awesome, but it was kind of intimidating because I felt so conspicuous. Luckily, most were fairly chill about it. It was no surprise that her friends were so easy to get along with, and it's probably even less of a surprise that she embarrassed me in badminton. The food on campus was good, despite what Alexis might say, and I even had New England Clam Chowder...in New England!
Last Saturday, I went into downtown Boston to meet up with Sasha, who goes to Boston University. I was really glad I got to see her because it had been a while, and she was an awesome tour guide. We walked along the Freedom Trail, which takes you all around Boston and leads you to some amazing historical sites: Boston Common and Public Garden, the grave-sites of Paul Revere and Benjamin Franklin, Quincy Market, the Paul Revere House, City Hall, the Old North Church, etc.
That day, I ate so well. Before taking the commuter rail into Boston from Wellesley, I got coffee and a Boston Kreme donut from Dunkin' Donuts. America really does run on Dunkin'...it's great coffee. In Boston, Sasha and I went to the famous, and original, Pizzeria Regina and got cannolis from local favorite, Mike's Pastry (which apparently is better than Modern Pastry Shop). We also ate at America's oldest restaurant, ye olde Union Oyster House, where we had mussels, fried calamari, and cornbread. So good. We walked and took the T around Boston, and made our way to Fenway Park! I had been wanting to go there for such a long time and even though we couldn't go inside for a tour (because the Sox had a day game against the hated Yankees), it was indescribable being in that atmosphere, caught up in baseball's oldest rivalry (Sox won the weekend series 2-1!). Sasha also showed me around BU's campus, which is really close to Fenway (lucky), and it's such a large and pretty place to go to school.
I am so happy that I was able to take this vacation because I had been wanting to get out to Boston for such a long time. I got to have awesome food (I forgot to mention that Alexis and I also had cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory) and spend time with some amazing people. It's something I'll never forget and I can't wait to go back (and find a good lobster roll).
Me in front of the Paul Revere Statue(more pictures on facebook)
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