Nolan’s Notes

Wow, I just finished up with my first two weeks at Carnegie Mellon, and it was a blast! I can’t possibly write down everything that happened (partly because it was such a blur), but I will do my best to give it justice. As usual, I have some pictures at the bottom of the post as well. Before we even got to campus, my parents and I were able to do a little sightseeing around Pittsburgh, including looking at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater and the shopping-crazy Waterfront. Once move-in rolled around, it was a sad parting but also the start of a very new beginning. Carnegie Mellon made sure to do their part by putting on an awesome orientation week for us new students, including a giant icebreaker called PlayFair, organizing tons of campus activities with good food, create team bonding with a House Wars (yes, that’s me down there), and wrapped it all up with a talent show that showcased some amazing freshman artists. After Orientation, everyone geared up for the first week of school, which strangely enough, wasn’t all that difficult. All of my professors seem quite nice and not too boring, and I didn’t have any homework this first weekend. This Saturday, I was able to take a trip to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Art, right down the street from CMU. As I soon found, this museum is a must-see for anyone visiting in Pittsburgh…I haven’t heard of a place yet that can match their collection of real dinosaur bones and natural minerals. The art exhibit was pleasurable as well, but not quite as interesting for my geeky type. I miss all you Portlanders! This is Nolan, signing off.