Howdy from Hah-vahd

One of the nice things about being in Cambridge is that I'm practically staying on the Harvard campus. During our lunch break I took the shuttle to Harvard square, where I ate a lobster roll and clam chowder. Not so surprisingly, I got lost on the way back, but at least I got in my three mile walk for the day and, more importantly, I was wearing flats. It was gorgeous! I was surprised by how large the campus is.

Harvard is just as beautiful as advertised, with ivy covering the brick walls.





Unlike the University of Texas, Harvard actually lets you look at their football stadium. Hmm... could it be that football isn't the most important part of college? This is one of the coolest stadiums I've seen. Very old school.



Bloomberg, part of Harvard Business School



The Charles River

Boston tea party

I'm positively giddy. I just drove by Fenway Park. Saw the Green Monster. As I write this, I'm looking out at the Charles River, eating sushi and watching the World Series. And drinking tea. Don't you have to drink tea when you're in Boston? As I rode from the airport and saw the skyline of Boston for the first time, I could hear the theme to "Boston Legal" in my head. It's such a beautiful city!

To be fair, my day has been less than stellar. The flight from XNA to Charlotte was packed, and the lady behind me had a two-year-old who kept kicking my seat and an infant who kept crying. That was a L-O-N-G two hours. The plane from Charlotte sat on the tarmac for over an hour waiting for clearance, but I did finally make it to Boston just past seven.

I've always heard that people in New England are rude, but my cab driver offered to give me a "very personal" tour of Boston tomorrow. Um, no. But I do have a 90 minute break for lunch and I'm thinking of heading over to see Fenway up close and personal. Then it's off to Harvard Square for dinner. The leaves have turned and it's autumn in New England.

I can't believe I'm in the same city as Tom Brady! Yeah, he could be someplace else and wherever he is he's probably hanging out with this supermodel girlfriend, but still, I'm in Boston! It's 45 degrees right now. Brrr....