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It was about a month ago that I came back to New Haven to take Organic Chemistry and lab over ten weeks for this summer. I was here last summer as well working in a bioinformatics lab, so I was well aware of the whacky summer weather of the East Coast. What I liked was that the days were a lot longer. It would still be somewhat bright outside at 8 PM, as opposed to during the winter when it would be dark by 4:30. But on the other hand, the East Coast can get notoriously hot and humid, and there were the sporadic thunderstorms and intense showers. When it rains during the summers, it really pours. I was walking to the bookstore from Pierson when it started raining. At first it was alright, but by the time I walked past American Apparel, it was seriously pouring. By that time, I had already almost reached the bookstore. But it was pouring so bad (and I was wearing a long-sleeved shirt and flip flops) that I decided to take cover under this little overhead canopy that was in front of...

Found these at the bookstore today. They're pretty cute. I wanted to get one, though it's been quite a while since I played golf.

One thing that made Summer Session a bit more interesting is living in a different residential college. During the regular year, I live in Saybrook, one of the original residential colleges, styled in the gothic collegiate architecture. For the summer, I am living in Pierson, which is newer and in the Georgian style with the red brick buildings that look similar to the ones at Harvard. Another thing about summer is the rain. It is usually very humid, but the rainstorms are very frequent. I am usually a fan of rain when I lived back in California. This was probably due to the fact that for most of the year it is sunny and dry, and the rain we get in the winter is different and new. The rain here on the East Coast, however, is sometimes a nuisance, especially since I walk far to get to my classes, but does a good job of freshening up and cooling down. The view from the common room window is quite beautiful. Normally, the summers are hot and muggy. The rain cools down the breeze c...