March!
I visited Berkeley a couple of times in February, but I was troubled with other things and didn't really feel like posting anything for a while, though I did intentionally take many pictures. I had a pretty swell time there with friends, though on my final trip there, it was raining really hard and I forgot my umbrella at home.
On my first trip, I stayed at the Hotel Durant, which is a few blocks away from the university. It's a decent place, and a great location. Here's the front lobby.
Entrance to Berkeley's campus at the intersection of Telegraph and Bancroft (from inside a Subway)
A Red Bull car (still from inside the Subway). A few minutes later, two girls popped open the trunk, pulled out two Red Bull backpacks and walked onto the campus.
An empty hallway.
Okay so the above pictures were all taken on my first and second trip to Berkeley, and now here's photos from my third trip: possibly the rainiest day of the year.
Rain was pouring and even though I wore a water-resistant jacket (apparently not the same as a water-proof jacket), both my backpack and my clothes were drenched. My friends wanted to walk to a dessert store called "The Cream," so I followed along, realizing too late that my windbreaker was ineffective in such wet weather. My shoes were also some crappy Nike brand with lots of air conditioning holes that let in water, so I had to take my socks off and let my sneakers squish along the sidewalk.
Just outside Dwinelle Hall, Berkeley.
Walking to the BART station from campus, around 5 or so.
Waiting for the train. I always have this kind of worried feeling whenever I'm taking public transit that I'll leave something behind or drop my ticket somewhere. Here's a tip for not losing the ticket: stick it inside your phone case so you can keep track of both at the same time (alternatively, you could lose both at the same time)
That's all for now. Last month was a really great month for California's drought though.
Unfortunately, all this rain has somehow brought the pollen count (or a count of whatever I'm allergic to) up and it's allergy season now. I hope to get another update in sometime later this month
I visited Berkeley a couple of times in February, but I was troubled with other things and didn't really feel like posting anything for a while, though I did intentionally take many pictures. I had a pretty swell time there with friends, though on my final trip there, it was raining really hard and I forgot my umbrella at home.
On my first trip, I stayed at the Hotel Durant, which is a few blocks away from the university. It's a decent place, and a great location. Here's the front lobby.
I was surprised to see an empty store whose front window was filled with pro-Sanders campaigning. Not too surprising though--college tuition is a big issue, and Sanders has been the most promising candidate in terms of helping the students.
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| Bernie Hood and Bernie cut-out |
A Red Bull car (still from inside the Subway). A few minutes later, two girls popped open the trunk, pulled out two Red Bull backpacks and walked onto the campus.
An empty hallway.
Okay so the above pictures were all taken on my first and second trip to Berkeley, and now here's photos from my third trip: possibly the rainiest day of the year.
Rain was pouring and even though I wore a water-resistant jacket (apparently not the same as a water-proof jacket), both my backpack and my clothes were drenched. My friends wanted to walk to a dessert store called "The Cream," so I followed along, realizing too late that my windbreaker was ineffective in such wet weather. My shoes were also some crappy Nike brand with lots of air conditioning holes that let in water, so I had to take my socks off and let my sneakers squish along the sidewalk.
Just outside Dwinelle Hall, Berkeley.
Waiting for the train. I always have this kind of worried feeling whenever I'm taking public transit that I'll leave something behind or drop my ticket somewhere. Here's a tip for not losing the ticket: stick it inside your phone case so you can keep track of both at the same time (alternatively, you could lose both at the same time)
That's all for now. Last month was a really great month for California's drought though.
Unfortunately, all this rain has somehow brought the pollen count (or a count of whatever I'm allergic to) up and it's allergy season now. I hope to get another update in sometime later this month
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