oberlin is awesome

I think those of us who have been in Oberlin realize how great it is, but if you haven't been here in the summer, you're really missing out.

I think I'd like to start with this past weekend. It was Oberlin's 4th annual chalk walk. A day full of chalk art and fun in the sun. I didn't actually get to go see everyone lining the sidewalk, but I went that evening to see the day's creations, and boy were they wonderful. Oberlin brought in a couple of local master chalk artists and the rest went to the town locals. Business did some creating advertising, the post office did variations on stamps, the library had literary characters and fruit, and all the kids drew the cutest stuff ever. All in all, it's the best thing in the world right now, to get some ice cream in this crazy heat and stroll around downtown just checking out super cool art.



Second, is the lack of cars on the road, making for nice bike rides out with friends. Cindy, Gio, and I got out on our bikes, and rode for about 20 minutes, just cruising around, enjoying the green and the houses and each other's company. I think we plan on doing this more often, cause it was a really lovely way to be outside and active. Afterwards, we ventured into Tappan, relaxed on the new tree swing and chatted before getting ice cream and heading back home. We're also planning a picnic in the near future, getting dressed in cute summer clothes and sitting out on a blanket

Third, is the fact that I get to talk about how awesome Oberlin is and get paid to do it. Could I think of a better campus job? Nope. I love talking about Oberlin, and I love being able to do that all summer. It's also a big plus that part of my job involves being outside in beautiful Oberlin and then eating popsicles on the hot days. It helps that most of coworkers are amazing, cause, yes, it's Oberlin, and they aren't douchbags.

Fourth, as I've mentioned before, is the public library. They have all sorts of DVDs I can borrow for free (!) to fry my brain, or CDs to enrich my musical world, and lots and lots of books to enlighten my mind. And the people are super friendly cause the town is small and they talk to you when you check out and they ask how the kids are and cute town things like that.

There's lots more, but it's all relative, like the fact that my dear friends are here and that we spend lots of time together and cook and go places and just hang out.

But you get the point, I love it here, and I'm sure that will come out in a lot of my posts.