today i spent some time wandering campus and the town of bridgewater, trying to orient myself in this new place. i had heard there was a yoga studio in town, but after walking over, i discovered it has moved 2 miles down the road, just a tad too far away to get easily on foot in time for the class i was planning to go to. maybe i'll try again tomorrow.
it strikes me that bridgewater state college is much like glendon, in that it is a school that is rather self-contained. most people pack up and go home on the weekends; i saw many students leave east hall this afternoon with laundry bags and not much else. we are just a little bit removed from the major city (glendon from toronto, bridgewater from boston) and when i mention the name of either of the colleges, not many people know what i'm talking about. :D
i'm finding myself conducting somewhat of an anthropological study of american culture, looking into everything in a very different light, searching for differences and similarities. one thing i've realized is that i've become accustomed to a rather progressive community of people - people who are concerned about turning out lights, walking or taking public transit whenever possible, and generally living healthy. i haven't quite found that group of people here yet; i was surprised to discover that the "better bean" coffee shop has never heard of fair trade coffee before. it also came as a bit of a shock that most residence students also have cars and live only about half an hour away from the college. most lunches i have seen people eating are some combination of pizza, burgers, french fries, and tacos, although i'm hoping this is not really the case but just what happens to stick out to me this first week.
in other strange observations, i keep hearing music blasting out of cars and dorm rooms that i associate with kibera, where i spent two months of my summer teaching journalism. it's bizarre to come from a slum to a posh college and to connect them through song. amazing how time and space can be so condensed by something so simple.
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this is great! how are the profs and classes compared to glendon?
aha! we can post... for the record, by the way, this is not the same polina as above. what is the surrounding area like (except for the yoga studio, of course...)?happy settling in!
Hey Hannah, grandma and I are glad to read that you are feasting on your new surroundings.
grandma is curious to hear more about your ceramics class so as time goes by we will look for comments about this in your blog.
Nancy and Grandma
merrily Hanna
Glad to have this special time time in my lifetime to iron the real you on this colunm are still curious of what is coming out not now please wait next time i will give vivid comment let me gather some courage and then i will be back for a good and splendid feature about you and your friendly character.
hope you are enjoying your new serene sorrounding happy mamas girl for anything in your life as you've always been. It is not fair to forget friends as you have always been telling through my life time friends matter very much in our life and we should not forget the when keep in tough as though you are close each other that make someone feel belong to each other. This is great Hannah you've always been there while youo were in Kenya we appreciated everything that you offered to us and great knowledge that will never be drained from our small minds.
I feel better now relieved from Home sickness that i had the first Day in thornhill before leaving for waterbridge it is nice to leave such a life keeping people connected to each other giving comments to one onather yeah this is not bad idea keep the fire burning and you them brightening your day.
post as many as possible am interested to read them because them more am reading them am enriched with your knowlegde
how is is the experience as compared to the one you hada in Kenya hopefully it may be different but i hope it will much special well equipped as more interesting for the short duration will be in progress with your exchange programme
Hi Hannah: interesting to read about your observations so far in what sounds like an affluent community - quite the change from your summer. Hope you find another yoga studio.
Interested to hear more about life on campus. Can you cook for yourself/what other ameneties etc.?? Will you have any singing or conducting opportunities this year? Maybe you'll get a chance to hear the Boston Symph this year??
Look forward to hearing more
Heather
Hi Hannah,
Glad you're settling in and enjoying your new surroundings, your classes and teachers. All of the classes sound interesting.
Your writing is Fine. I don't know how you find the time.
I just heard Robbie is crying because I didn't tuck him in.
Be well and keep in touch.
Peter
Well written article.
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