omg i'm seriously you guys! SERIOUSLY!

Or: "William and Mary doesn't have this!"

To preface this entry: I have no words! Only acclamations.

Temple is OMG awesome. For serious. No agglomeration of words or miscegnation of pictures is sufficient to describe its Total. Awesomeness.

FACT: The grad student lounge is the entire penthouse suite of the Liberal Arts College. [Related FACT: I have VIP access.]

FACT: Temple is super, super huge compared to WM but with half the acreage. Think about that.

FACT: Temple somehow has tons green space, garden areas, and reflecting pools to make you forget you are in downtown Philadelphia.

FACT: It's kind of a concrete jungle compared to WM. Like every building on campus is made of brick, whereas here it's concrete and glass. However! The buildings are so tall and have so many windows and there are so many gardens and lawns that that's just an aesthetic observation really. It's still awesome!

FACT: There are little food huts (I counted three) that sell only bagels. They are bagel huts! WM doesn't have food huts, much less bagel huts!

FACT: English is housed on the 10th and 11th floors of Anderson, and shares a lot of space with neighboring Gladfelter. The view alone of downtown Philly (which is RIGHT THERE, btw) is worth the long elevator climb.

FACT: Weather in August/Sept is eons better in Philadelphia than Williamsburg. 75, sunny, no humidity? Yes please. (Ed. Note: to be revisited when winter hits)

Pictures and anecdotes coming soon, when I've had time to recover from the utter awesomeness that is Temple University. Best (if scariest) decision I've ever made, you guys. Can't wait to give you all tours!!