It was very strange walking in. I felt like I was going to a play or I was back in high school or something. But you walk into the different rooms and there are restaurants and pubs. We hung out in the "honors room" (i think), played cards, and I tried a beer from the brewery there...the ruby. once again, i was not disapointed. travis and i have started friday night spades with the couple in our apartment complex. (for 2 weeks now.) and it has been a lot of fun. I'm excited to go back to the Kennedy School in the summer. they have a great courtyard restaurant that will be a great place to hang out.
this artist displayed her work in the hallways. I'm not normally a fan of mosaics, but i thought hers were very interesting.
i'm not for sure of the story, but it seems like the artist took letters from students at the boarding school and put them in her collage/mosaics. this one is from 1935.
here is the poem that was in it:
there was a young fellow named hall
he fell in the spring in the fall
it would be a sad thing
if he died in the spring
but he didn't he died in the fall
(the poem made me laugh!)
well, i'm hoping that i can tear travis away from the books and we can go hike around mount tabor, a park in SE portland.
and my next area to explore: the hawthorne district. I've driven through and gazed at all the boutiques and cafes, but I'm hoping to walk around and explore the area.
I'm also hoping to get the public transportation down. they (i guess it is now we, i am part of this city now!) have a light rail that goes from the airport, close to our place to downtown and other areas of the city. there is also the street car you can take around downtown, the pearl district, and the northwest district.
stay tuned...
1 comment:
when we were in seattle/portland we didn't hit up the kennedy school, but it seemed that we ate at a mcmenamins for every meal. :)
you will fall in love with the hawthorne district. ok, i am sooooo jealous. i like to hear about your adventures
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