School's Out, folks

In this episode, Katy takes one last look around Beantown. Katy and Evan journey to Walden Pond, Concord, and Lexington. Evan almost drops Katy's camera in the pond. Katy almost explodes, then eats a strawberry.

Playing catch-up: Arizona, March 2012

New Year

It has been far too long since I last wrote. I'm not one for making (and with that, keeping) New Year's resolutions, but I have elected to write more. Write more blog posts. Any at this point. Write more letters. Write more chapters of my story. Express myself in ways that are completely divorced from my schoolwork.

Oh, and did I tell you? I've also started to paint. Watercolors, mostly. I'm still very, very amateur, but it relaxes me and I'm proud of what I've done so far. I'll post a few finished pieces next time.

Now, about Boston.

I know that describing my Freiburg nostalgia would make it sound like I hate Boston. So I won't begin that way. Suffice to say - I miss Freiburg.

Boston is a pretty cool place, though. I can walk to the grocery store, multiple bookstores, cafes, bagel shops, and numerous ethnic restaurants. There are plenty of vegatarian options. Now if only we could afford to go out more often! That is my only problem with Boston so far. There's so much to do...if you have money.

One of the best things Evan and I did was getting library cards. Now we can watch free movies at home. I can resist the urge to spend my paycheck at Brookline Booksmith. We can even get free and discounted tickets to museums. Not to mention the perks that come with being a graduate student at Harvard; namely, occasional free food, awesome speakers, free admissions and +1s to museums, etc.

Another awesome thing we did when Dawson visited was going on a tour of the Harpoon Brewery. Let's just say that for $5, you get a lot to drink. Plus it's educational!

For another $5, you can go to Salem. We went on Halloween. The freezing rain was the scariest part. But we did get a free dream and spirit reading, with free hot chocolate to boot.

Buying souls is a draining business. Ha

For $1.50, the bus provides an interesting entertainment option. There are some interesting characters on the bus. There was that old guy who was wearing a bear shirt and a fisherman's cap who whispered all of his knowledge of Cambridge-area architecture to me. Evan was out of listening range and was confused. There was also that other guy, that construction worker, whose accent was taken straight from "Good Will Hunting." I heard his life story - his dreams and aspirations, his frustration with the construction industry, his failed attempts at love. Then there are the people who sit in the back of the bus and sing their hearts out. They're the best. Why do people get annoyed when they can witness such pure, uninhibited joy?

Perhaps my gripe should become, "There's so much to do...if you know where to find it." Just take the bus.