Big Time in Boston
After a long week of test preparation (for the New York State English/Language Arts test), I decided to head out of town and visit a good friend. Let me tell you that it was the best idea I've had in a long time. On Sunday morning I packed a small overnight bag and took the subway to St. Bartholomew's. I sang with the choir at the 9 a.m. service, an African-American spiritual in honor of Martin Luther King day, and then took the same train all the way down to Canal Street. There I boarded the Chinatown bus for a $15 ride to Boston, MA. The trip took just over four hours and included a lovely view of the freshly covered, snowy Connecticut countryside.
My Trinidadian friend Musheer, a Tufts University graduate student and a good friend from Baylor, met me at the bus station. He was an excellent host and took me right to his house in Medford, just north of downtown Boston. That evening we ate at a little Vietnamese restaurant in Harvard Square and then attended a chamber music concert at Harvard University. The program included three Mozart pieces, a piano concerto, a mass (sung by a quartet), and a clarinet piece with string quartet. We both enjoyed the concert very much and knew we were in good company when no one clapped between the movements of each piece. At the same time, Musheer and I both noted that most of the concert goers looked quite bookish. He then proceeded to tell me about his two new suits he had purchased at Downtown Crossing for deeply reduced prices - gray pin-stripe and taupe. Musheer knows what style is when he sees it.
On Monday, Musheer and I bundled up and headed out in the cold. I must admit that the wind and bitter chill was a little more than I could handle. I saw a few sites on the famed Freedom Trail, but spent most of our time by the roaring fire in Cheers (yes, that's right the famous bar that the show was created about).
I was sad to leave my good friend and an inviting city, but eager to get back to what I now consider warm New York City. What a fantastic three day weekend!
My Trinidadian friend Musheer, a Tufts University graduate student and a good friend from Baylor, met me at the bus station. He was an excellent host and took me right to his house in Medford, just north of downtown Boston. That evening we ate at a little Vietnamese restaurant in Harvard Square and then attended a chamber music concert at Harvard University. The program included three Mozart pieces, a piano concerto, a mass (sung by a quartet), and a clarinet piece with string quartet. We both enjoyed the concert very much and knew we were in good company when no one clapped between the movements of each piece. At the same time, Musheer and I both noted that most of the concert goers looked quite bookish. He then proceeded to tell me about his two new suits he had purchased at Downtown Crossing for deeply reduced prices - gray pin-stripe and taupe. Musheer knows what style is when he sees it.
On Monday, Musheer and I bundled up and headed out in the cold. I must admit that the wind and bitter chill was a little more than I could handle. I saw a few sites on the famed Freedom Trail, but spent most of our time by the roaring fire in Cheers (yes, that's right the famous bar that the show was created about).
I was sad to leave my good friend and an inviting city, but eager to get back to what I now consider warm New York City. What a fantastic three day weekend!
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