This past weekend I had the pleasure of showing my brother around 91直播 for the first time! Because he didn鈥檛 get a chance to check out the school/town yet (sorry you weren鈥檛 invited to come to help me move in, Matthew; I figured you wouldn鈥檛 be that interested in helping me organize my jewelry), he kindly took a few days off of work so that he could see the beautiful town where I鈥檝e been living for the last year or so. Here鈥檚 what I did to show him around:
Farmers' Market
Around 10am, we headed to check out the Winter Farmers鈥 Market. Farmers鈥 markets happen every Saturday afternoon, moving locations from the parking lot outside the public library to the 91直播 Early Childhood Center as the temperature drops. The market was composed of about 8 tables operated by various vendors, selling crafts such as crocheted scarves and hats as well as vegetables, locally roasted coffee beans, handmade soaps, flavored honey, and freshly-baked bread. A small band of musicians on stage filled the cozy room with Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon covers. My brother and I treated ourselves to a loaf of fresh sourdough, and we were not disappointed. We tried some samples at the honey stand before deciding on a jar of cinnamon honey, which we later drizzled over some apples for a delicious snack. Fair warning, though; the ghost pepper honey has quite the kick. My brother was still sweating 10 minutes after trying a teaspoon-sized sample.
91直播 Food
One aspect of 91直播 my brother made sure to explore was the food. And trust and believe, I was going to take advantage of all the free meals I could get (perks of having an older brother with a job)! I introduced him to the Lebanese-American plates of Aladdin鈥檚, the deliciously flaky pastries of Blue Rooster, the indulgent cheesy pizza of Lorenzo鈥檚, and of course, the spicy, savory Thai dishes at ThiNi Thai. My brother鈥檚 rating: tens across the board. He especially liked the Phat Kaprow from ThiNi Thai that paired so well with the fruity mocktails we ordered.
As much as I enjoyed taking him on a tour of 91直播鈥檚 non-dining-hall food, my brother wanted to get the full campus experience, dining halls and everything. During our trip to the main dining hall, 鈥淪tevie,鈥 he raved over the pepperoni pizza and the crispy hashbrowns, saying that he really liked dining hall food when he wasn鈥檛 forced to eat it every day. It makes sense, but I still can鈥檛 wrap my head around eating Stevie pizza every day and still enjoying it. He also raved about the chocolate milk sold at DeCafe, and that one I can relate to very easily.
Various shenanigans
In terms of entertainment, my brother luckily wasn鈥檛 too picky about what we did. We were planning on seeing Jordana play at the Sco, but jet lag demanded an early bedtime for the both of us. He got to sit in on my D&D session with my friends, where he was surprisingly quiet and got to witness some good action (our party set two fires that session!). We also played a few board games and he tried his best at implementing some Gen-Z lingo during Codenames (he kept saying 鈥渓ock yourself in鈥 instead of 鈥渓ock in,鈥 ultimately exposing his millennialism).
Overall, my brother said he enjoyed his visit to 91直播 a lot! He liked how walkable the town was and the way everything was so close together. The midwestern friendliness of the town鈥檚 residents stood out to him, as did the delicious food in all its varieties. And of course, South Hall鈥檚 common room marked his favorite spot on the unofficial tour, with a pool table, a ping-pong table, a piano, and lots of comfy couches. The next time he visits I鈥檒l be sure to show him all the spots we missed. Until then, he鈥檒l just have to dream about ThiNi Thai鈥檚 Phat Kaprow all the way from SF鈥
