After a good night's rest at the Sigma Chi frat house's couch, Raffi and I headed out for New Haven. On the road there, we planned on stopping in Hartford first though.
Hartford harbors the Wadsworth Atheneum, home to the largest collection of the famous Hudson River School, and also the oldest art museum in the country (so they say). Anyhow, to our great disappointment the Hudson River School collection was temporarily not viewable. In an attempt to compensate for this let down, we decided to check out the Mark Twain house. Despite the pricey tickets, the house offered us a good hour of entertainment. The house was designed with features of a steam boat, and each room lay decorated in a variety of refurbished furnishing and wallpaper. We learned about Mark, actually named Samuel Langhorn Clemens, through interesting stories about his personal life, told by our charming, old-man tour guide.
We spent about another hour on the road, when we finally met Alex at Yale. Yale provided us with a stark contrast to the Harvard campus we had seen the night prior. Filled with Gothic style architecture -- as compared to the hardy brick building -- the campus was a breath of fresh air compared to the other ivy league schools we had seen. Also, Alex showed us the "Rare Books" library, which not only held two original copies of the Gutenberg Bible, but also a vacuumed pillar containing tens of thousands of original old books, ready to be taken underground in case of some apocalyptic scenario. Needless to say, this was place was pretty decked out.
We met Greg ushering at an a capella event, dressed in a full suit with sandals to replace the shoes. After his ushering duties, he met us up at Alex's place, where we all shared some drinks and laughs. As the night progressed, we shifted locations several times between the Lynnwood House, another party house where we met up with Sophie Miller, and a restaurant where Sophie recommended I get the "Wenzel."
It was a great night to say the least, and I slept well on Greg's couch. Thanks again to all of you for making this night a great one. You are always welcome at UCI and UCSB.
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