Yesterday was a whirlwind day of cold rain, college tours, new sites, new smells, and many thoughts of the future and what could be. We toured RISD at 9:30 a.m. and got a good feel for an urban campus and what the daily life of an art student would be like. The girls asked a lot of great questions about class offerings, careers, and choices in the visual arts.
Kristen Orr met us at 11:15 a.m. in the RISD nature lab and we went to lunch on Thayer street. After walking through the Brown and RISD campus, this gave us a good feel for both campuses, fall in the North East, and the student life of both schools! Naturally, we hot the Brown bookstore and RISD store after lunch!
By 1:45 we were in Bristol, RI touring Roger Wiliams University. It is a beautiful campus on the water with a strong marine biology and architecture program! The students were impressed by the layout of the campus and the facilities available. At the end of our tour, one of the art professors spent another 30 minutes explaining the differences between the art degrees offered at Roger Williams or any other school and answered some great questions by the girls about choices in the visual arts.
At 3:45 we were on our bus back to the Amtrak station where we boarded a 5:05 train to NYC. At this point, we were TIRED and hungry after a full day of walking through cold rain and wind! Most of the girls got snacks for the train and then we had a three hour ride. Liz did a fine job entertaining her area with stories of school, her family, and anything else that came to mind! The train ride was very bearable thanks to Liz! :)
Once we got into NYC, we took cabs to the Marriott Marquis (great hotel), checked in, changed into dry clothes and headed across the street to Junior's for dinner and cheesecake. This was the first meal since 12:30 so needless to say, it was appreciated and tasted delicious! The cheesecake was over the top! By midnight, the girls were in their rooms and had strict instructions to go to sleep!
Today we tour the Hanesbrand Champion Design center at 10:00 and then will go to a museum afterwards (we have yet to make a decision for what we will do). We will do a lot of sight-seeing and looking at art today! The girls will call before we board the planes tonight so that they can confirm the flights are on time.
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