No math at Dickinson

Austin liked this place. He liked the curriculum (or lack thereof -- no math classes--score!) He liked the fact they take ownership of everything -- from their study abroad programs to their sustainability, the folks at Dickinson like to take control of all they're involved in. They seem to be very "green" (SUCH a California buzz-word!) and are proud to show it (as they should be!)

Did I mention that so many of these colleges are not requiring the SAT or ACT for admission? Dang. Could've saved a lot of money and gone to Europe instead. Oh well.

The town of Carlisle, PA is not much to write home about. Restaurants? A few. Shopping? Ouch -- I think NOT. Tory Burch fans stay away (how shallow can I get? Pretty shallow, apparently!) Okay, as I'm writing this, the people around me are talking about Holocaust Museums and Course Curriculum -- and I'm talking about Tory Burch. Do they offer Shallow 101 at any of these schools?

Oh, we did have one disturbing incident here. I thought we were in the liberal North but apparently some Confederates snuck in! Austin and I were taking photos in front of some buildings at Dickinson, and an SUV with 2 boys drove by and yelled, "Better put that in the photo album with his baby pictures." What nice boys! Austin yells back, "Yeah!" and then they reply back, "Queer!" What?!?!? QUEER? Are you SERIOUS?!??! Who says that? Could you even IMAGINE that happening in where we live? (Well, maybe in the 909!) If that's the local flavor here, I don't want any part of it. But I guess turquoise Volcom shorts and v-neck t-shirt style hasn't reached this part of the keystone state. Too bad for them.