20 March

So for those of you that don't know, I am on a tour of the east coast currently. Reason?

College searching.

I'll start at the beginning.

We left on Wednesday (18 March) and drove. And drove... and kept driving. And where did we end up? Yes, my friends, the place I'm always rambling on about, the place I can't wait to get back to, the place that anyone else might find to be rather boring but I find it amazing...

Tannersville, PA. Home to Camp Lindenmere.

I drove past Gabel's, and Turkey Hill, and Mr. Z's. I drove up the hill and went by camp. It was actually sort of strange, really, to be there when I knew no one was inside the camp. It looks weird without kids running around, and the trapeze isn't there. Only 95 days until I get to go back. I can't wait.

However, I didn't linger in Tannersville long. I mostly just drove through to see it... as weird as that sounds. It made me happy to see it all again and relieve a million memories from the summer. After Tannersville, I went to goo old Scranton to spend the night. My dog refused to go into the hotel. He actually made me stand out in the rain as he looked around the parking lot for about ten minutes. I ended up picking him up and bringing him inside.

The next day, we headed off to Connecticut, heading through Hartford and going straight to Storrs, CT... home of University of Connecticut. I was plesantly sureprised with their campus, though, in some ways it reminded me of a combination of a smushed down OSU and a prettier version of BGSU. I feel like it'd be a good school, and I'd be happy there... I'd just really like to go to a school that doesn't belong to a conference with "Big" in the title... you know? I mean, I'm going to a state school right now and I would just like something different. However, it'd all come down to which school gives me the best deal, so, I can safely say I think it'd be a good place.

After a trip to UConn, we headed back towards Hartford and to our hotel in East Windsor. We had a delicious dinner at the Maine Seafood Restaurant. And then I watched Grey's. And Skins.

Today was the day I was waiting for: Yale Day. If I could pick any school to go to, it'd be to Yale. It was just as amazing as I had predicted it to be. I stood outside their theatre building and just sort of... stared. Yale is my big goal. I don't know if it'll happen, but I'm going to try as hard as I can to make it happen.

After Yale, we headed towards Rhode Island, driving along backroads the entire way. Gorgeous little town after town. I proclaimed I would live in all of them. We stopped in one at a tiny dinner... and sat next to the three most annoying children ever. One shoved my mother when we were trying to leave the restaurant. I usually like kids. I didn't like those.

In Rhode Island, we went to Newport because I wanted to see the big houses. Oh my god. They are amazing. I can't believe anyone would actually want to live in something like that, but looking at them was more than enough. They were absolutely gorgeous. Highlight was seeing-- well, sort of seeing-- The Breakers. We couldn't get up close, but saw it through the front gate. Its huge. Its austentatious... but its also gorgeous. I'm going back. I'm seeing inside.

Tonight is a slow night back at the hotel. Charlie is tuckered out, and is currently asleep next to me (taking of most of the bed, I might add!) Tomorrow we're off to Massachuetts to check out UMass, Harvard, and Brandeis. Pictures coming soon!