Salem²

It is said that a paranoid is just one with all the facts, however, I neither claim nor think that I have all the facts as our economy is much too complex and has too many factors to grasp it completely. Unfortunately I can see the madness that is the love affair between the Federal Fund and people who are aware of it; and it is slowly dying. The people can no longer stand and watch their loved ones suffer under the federal fund and be accused of terrorism for acts as little as vandalizing a mailbox.
It is a losing battle though, the intelligence of those reaching awareness on their own is no match for the power that the Federal Fund has over the Government and media. The overall brainwashing of the continent leeches hope from them and those who don't lose hope are quickly placed as terrorists and labeled mad by their peers.

And the irony? The sweet bitter irony is held by the fact that it is the Federal Fund and its tight grasp over the government that is true terrorism against our country.
Be more specific my dear activists? Is it required that I hand to you something more specific to chew on? - Of course it is, what am I thinking..

Lets call all those who are truly aware of the 'man behind the curtains,' who know how to work the system: Abigail. Now, Abigail had wanted to woo the country into worshiping her; using as many different outlets as possible... mainly as many sources of media as possible. Of course this worked for a while, its easy to be manipulated when you don't know what to watch out for.
Be wary of your moves for either you shall sacrifice your humanity when you give into her, or your life when you stand against her.
It may sound dramatic to those unaware of her powers, but Abigail knows how many things work, she uses others motives and pride against them to get what she wants, but don't think for a moment that she wouldn't sacrifice anything to hold her position of power and innocence in her game, she'll fight to get the country's love but she will never fall for it.
She wants me out of your life, your romance with me is much to vile for her to stand, especially as it stands in her way.
There is always a choice,
Gaia.

Back home.

Finally back, and I can say that I enjoyed the trip despite some of the issues that came up, I believe my favorite part of the trip was walking around with my friends in the towns, and getting to know them better in such a beautiful New England type setting, as well as walking around in the nature setting near the Waldon Pond. The most important (educational) things I learned was that people were socially forced to revolt against England in Boston because if they didn't, their land and lives would be threatened by the surrounding families.


Out of the three colleges we visited, I enjoyed the suburban college close to the city the most. This is because it is similar to where I live, suburban enough to feel like you're in your own setting while close enough to the city where it's absolutely no trouble to go into the city and enjoy city life.


I don't know if I would feel overwhelmed at such big colleges, however the educational perks and opportunities that come with such a large student body outweigh my distaste for it. My viewpoint in colleges has only varied in that I know that I want to be in a college with a nice campus with allot of educational and recreational opportunities.

Last day..

So:
Walking around a graveyard, not creepy.
Looking at a memorial for people whom have been the victims of humanity at its worst, again, not so creepy.
The fact that my English teacher didn't care that the memorial was a huuuge spoiler for the Crucible, kinda creepy.
Salem is a pretty cool place that apparently enjoys Halloween 12 months of the year, not much to complain about there. However, the vast amount of museums there are tedious, especially since we ended up visiting one of them; the Peabody Essex. Which really wasn't that bad, nice primary sources of the cultures around the world, and many of the historic pieces really were more art than function. I kinda liked it.
I was very disappointed that the Egyptian/Cleopatra part of the museum was closed.
Soon after we left the museum we went to a small Deli, which was really more trouble than it was really worth, and then we trailed up to both the 'Ye Olde Pepper Candy Companie' (the oldest candy shop in America), and the Seven Gable House.
We drove a bit more, and I caught up with a bit more sleep, and I found myself eating Lobster.
Now I honestly remember eating lobster as a small child and loving it, however I don't think I've disliked anything so much. Ever...Maybe it was the way it was made, who knows. This was followed by some refreshing ice cream, it ended up being more yummy than expected.
As the last act in the trip we went and saw a comedy; Sheer Madness. A play that had way to many puns and pop culture references but in the end the wittiness of the play ended up being worth it; having different endings that would occur depending on the audience.

The third day.

Today was a day for colleges. We visited both Boston University and Harvard, though with Harvard we merely walked around and were told facts about particular aspects of it, the reasoning for Harvard shutting off the pipeline to its original pump and the Sculpture of 'Harvard', commonly known as the statue of three lies. This is due to its inscription of

"John Harvard
Founder
1678"

The three lies being: Harvard University was not founded in 1638, John Harvard did not found it, and the person posing is not John Harvard; but one of the senior students whom was a descendant from a president, but because the presidents last name sounded very much like 'whore' the university did not name one of the houses after him, to placate the family they offered to have the student pose for the sculpture.

Unlike with BU, I was impressed by the campus of Harvard, and was very much disappointed when I realized we would not be receiving a real tour.

Lunch for the day was an all you can eat Indian buffet, it took us a while to get there and find it, but it was absolutely worth it.

Later that day we circled the Waldon Pond and visited Henry David Thoreau's shack and original home site. Although he was living on his friends land and in absolute poverdy in the sense of cash and standing in the world, to say that he was a poor man would be absolutly incorrect. Waldon Pond, and the areas surrounding it is abosultly gorgous, the land is lushus and fertal and there is a sence of calmality and peace that eminates from the area that is wonderful.

The long long day.

While on the bus Steve the tour-guild explained about how a few buildings had been cult in half to create more space for greenland, he talked about the now finished 10 year, 3 billion dollar, project to create underground tunnels beneath Boston.

We later visited Fenway Park, where in Steve (another tour-guild by the same name) explained the history of the Baseball field, mentioning at lest half a dozen times the history and size of the Green Monster; it was build to keep baseballs from breaking things across the street as well as making sure that people didn't get to watch the game for free.

Later we went on the Freedom trail, I made sure that I stayed exactly on the two bricks (mostly) of course. The view above was that of the beach, as we went towards it, we passed by a beautiful cemetery, stopped there long enough to sit down for 3/4ths of a minute and then leave again.

We then went to the Quincy Market and later received a tour of the Boston College grounds, the tour was most impressive and I found their silent library to be enchanting, as well as the overall environment and building style; everything seemed elegant, beautiful, and clean. Departing, we went to go see the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship still floating. The security there was extremely heavy, and the most I and two of my friends did was poke around and ask the Navy Officer questions about his job and what he did. He followed our questions with answers of his own, explaining how the longer you stay, the better jobs you receive and the more you come in with the better the chances of you getting an enjoyable job is. He also mentioned how the Navy is pretty much the least in-shape out of all of the US forces.

Unfortunately, we continued from one large boat to another (although on the bright side we were given enough time to explore the World Trade Center, something I've always wanted to do), and we wounded up on the Spirit Cruises. This was horrendous for me, though for most people the main reason for their seasickness is the rocking motion, for me it is that and just the movement; its pretty much if not worse than driving in the back seat of a car, especially since one really cant pull over and stop.

Despite this, I managed to have fun after dinner and dance on the dance floor with a group of non sober adults. Awesome.

The Flight.

The flight was uneventful. Definitely long, but not nearly as long as those that I'm used to going on which are upwards of 21-24 hours, but it was not something I particularly enjoyed. It had no outstanding events.

Once we arrived we bussed immediately to restaurant, where I enjoyed a Caesar salad and later the outside mall that was nearby. Boston at night is gorgeous, much different than San Francis, as it is calmer and much more elegant. Subtle. I am particularly attracted to the cobblestone and brick buildings and pavement which have a sense of dignity and history to them that I find very appealing.

The week or so before...

Well it's the second day into the trip and I've finally got the assignment sheet, so I can begin blogging about my experience with an idea of what say. Unfortunately the week before the trip I was feeling unwell and extremely exhausted and thus missed out on the last few days of school on The Marin School's campus, the reasoning to why I have just received the assignment now.

The main concerns that I had, and still have before the flight consisted of finishing my English assignment (as well as understanding and coming up with an idea for it) and whether or not the trip would be enjoyable, since this is my first year at TMS and I am not yet familiar with many students.

I looked forward to seeing the architecture and setting of boston, as well hearing the accents, just because I think they are awesome,and getting a feel for the general populations attitude.