Boston

Northeastern University

Boston University
Oops! Where did I leave off? What a whirlwind tour we have had in Boston... Let me start at the beginning.

On Wednesday 6/10/09), we left Kildeer, IL at 6 AM and arrived in Westford, MA at 11:30 PM (Central Time). We got settled at Mom and Dad Fallon's because we needed to leave for Boston University very early in the morning. The glorious thing about our trip into Boston on Thursday was that there were no traffic jams. We found the campus, parked and commenced walking around this campus with the colonial feel. We walked into the admissions office and were excitedly greeted by the admissions staff and Zac, a rising Sophomore from ..... you guessed it, Nebraska. Zac came to Boston University, sight unseen, and has loved it. We spent about a half an hour talking to him in the admissions office before we took the tour around campus.

Check out the website and take a tour of your own!

http://www.bu.edu/admissions/

This campus was hopping because it was orientation weekend. There were people and groups everywhere. The boys loved the campus, the programs and the facilities.

Northeastern University was just around the corner, so we made our way there after a quick lunch. Check it out as well!

http://www.northeastern.edu/neuhome/index.php

My niece Chelsea was a Freshman at Northeastern University this year, and she loved it. We couldn't believe that the two campus communities were so close but so different. BU was right in the city, but Northeastern felt like it was its own separate entity. The campus felt very modern. There are Husky statues everywhere. They have fascinating traditions regarding these statues. One is that Underclassmen rub the statues' noses for good luck and upperclassmen (maybe even graduate students) rub behind the ears. It was a beautiful campus. The most exciting part of the Northeastern program was the work co-op program where students actually work in their majors for selected times throughout the year.

We drove out of the city without a snag.... Stay tune for our next adventures.... Matt's gummy worms and Brady the dog, Boston Day 2....curse of the Bridge construction and arriving at Big D's! Until then....love all and serve all!