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Farewell, Bay Area!
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Matthew - The Tetris-master of car packing as we head out from SeaTac.
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Our first night in Seattle, Allyndreth found Tapas Lab, where we had an extraordinary meal.
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We needed strength for our first day of shopping for the dorm and exploring campus. Allyndreth found Skalka, where we were introduced to Georgian fare through khachapuri.
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Let the campus exploration begin! (We had not been able to do a campus visit during the application and acceptance process due to COVID-19 restrictions.)
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The Four Columns at UW stand for LIFE or Loyalty, Industry, Faith & Efficiency. The columns tradition, as per the UW website: During the spring and summer, when the weather is fair, groups of incoming first-year students gather in front of the four ionic columns that stand in Sylvan Grove. There they hear the story: How the columns, along with the Denny Bell, are all that remains of the original campus near downtown; how legendary professor (and one of the University's first alumni) Edmond S. Meany and his colleague Herbert T. Condon saved them from the wrecking ball and brought them to campus; how they stood over generations of students and represent a physical symbol of the connection all Huskies have with the University, the alumni who have gone before them and those who will come in the future. Then, after a Husky cheer, they are invited to come up and touch each column. Return when you graduate, they're told, and touch them again. Until then, hands off, no touching. Then the students are off, on to the whirlwind of their undergraduate education. Graduating seniors are then invited to bring the tradition full circle with a toast at the columns the week before commencement.
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Allyndreth made her first forest friend on campus at the columns.
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Our first day tour was cut short when a downpour reminded us we shouldn't have left our raincoats at the hotel.
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The next day was bright and sunny so we headed to North Campus to see Allyndreth's dorm, McCarty Hall.
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This is the back path along the ravine her room looks out on.
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Then we headed down to the waters of Lake Washington.
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Allyndreth is on the UW freshman rowing team.
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We took a peek inside Conibear Shellhouse...
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...and walked along the dock.
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The next day was Move-in Day! Another glorious morning drew us to Rainier Vista.
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Mt. Rainier in the background was surely blessing Allyndreth on her new journey.
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Ready for Dad to pick us up in front of the hotel to move into the dorm.
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We then got in line and awaited instructions to proceed to the dorm. The purple flag meant we were heading to McCarty.
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There's McCarty behind us, our beacon on the hill.
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It was a rather long, and very hot, wait.
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At least we had a great view!
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But finally, we proceeded to the dorm and Allyndeth got settled in.
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Bon voyage, Allyndreth!
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