Cruisin' through Massachusetts

It has been a while since I have updated you on my travels and overall summer experience, but wait no more, I have the juice you have all been waiting for. A bout two weeks ago I was presented with the opportunity to visit Boston and Milton, MA! and of course, I accepted in a heartbeat. I have many friends in the Boston area, but boy oh boy, I was in for a serious reunion.

One of the reasons why I love New England is because I know many individuals from this region, including my campers and fellow counselors from my former summer camp job. I decided I had to meet up with them, so I did just that! My dear friend Erica decided to meet me at South Station, in the heart of Boston, MA... mind you it was the first time I had visited this city aside from airport stops, nonetheless it was not hard for me to fall in love with it. After an extensive lunch date, we were on our way to the suburb of Milton, MA. There we met up with one of the loves of my life, Ian! (my co-counselor at my camp job). It so happened that it was his prom, and of course, I came prepared to tidy him up. He was taking a fellow camp counselor, Natalie - she looked fierce!

After getting through the prom commotion, Erica, myself and Ian's sister Alexa wanted to enjoy the rest of the day, therefore we hit up Jamaica Plains, MA and mixed up with some students of UMASS-Amherst! It was a delightful experience. As if that was not enough, we decided to surprise visit another camp counselor; Dylan. It just so happened that Dylan was having a huge bonfire and get together! We music and of course great food! - An interesting note is that Dylan's older sister had recently participated of Semester at Sea, and she had many tidbits for me, so our conversation went on for a while! Also present was Edna, Dylan's younger brother and one of my cabin babies!After a long night it was finally time to return to Ian's house, and that was exactly what we did. The next morning we were possessed by the spirit of fine breakfast, and decided to make fruit pancakes! It also happened to be the annual EarthFest event at the Hatshell in Boston, so once again we were on our way to loads of fun. Once there, I ran into many familiar faces! I had people from Syracuse tugging on my shirt, and I would ask for a picture in return. But the best highlights were provided by my former campers who drove from the suburbs to meet up with me. I was touched! I meet up with approximately 10 of them over the span of that long sunny day! My camper Shannon even decided to have me participate in an impromptu photo shoot for her photography class. My dear cabin babies Adam and Stephen (Super Sexy Seven) joined me on a voyage to locate the nearest Startbucks, of course we got some girly drinks! Sadly they had to leave... BUT! I received a call from Danny, Mike, and Max.... Guess what?! They, too, wanted to see me... so they took the short train ride, and 10 minutes later we all sipped on Starbucks beverages. By this point I was exhausted, but more than ready to continue with my adventure. My dear, dear, dear friend Charmaine whom I have known for 6 years walked through the Starbucks doors and rescued me from a long day!

Once with Charmaine, we decided to visit Harvard Square, Boston College, and finally Boston University in an effort of getting acquainted ith the area. We decided to crash at a small birthday party, and were off the next morning back to the Heart of Boston. The rest of my stay was full of window shopping and being a tourist. Charmaine was an amazing host (thanks girl!) My last lunch was with Charmaine and Wei Chang! We enjoyed food at a small deli and next thing you know... was time for me to take the ride back to my father's house in Hartford, CT. I promised them that I would be back... and trust me, I will!