boston is great when the tundra recedes

ahh, akhbar and i enjoyed many idylic walks down this path

walking around boston today i felt a real tinge of nostalgia. sun reflecting offf of bright orange leaves, crisp air rolling in off the charles river, thousands of students converging on harvard square speaking a multitude of languages. what's not to like?

i actually miss the big h. there's such an energy on campus. students have this air of earnestness that the real world somehow punctured. i don't want to sound jaded, but office folk seem so deflated in comparison. this morning, 2nd year students lined up in the lobby of my hotel, waiting for their name to be called, as mckinsey was holding first round interviews. when i got to campus, 800 first year students were gathered in four and five person study groups, laptops outs, spreadsheets open, spilling oatmeal on their cases while debating activity-based costing or 360 reviews or the chick they talked to at the kong last night.

having breakfast with 900 type A fanatics will kill you or make you a morning person

i'm ignoring the fact that it snowed last weekend here. autumn in boston is tough to beat. here are some good pics.

harvard skyline, looking out into allston, from my hotel room

student center

yup, the buildings really have ivy on the walls

they closed baker library, the jewel of the campus, for renovations the day before i arrived and finished it on commencement day. today was the first time i got walk inside

you just don't get leaves like this in georgia