Hello Seattle

UW Colony, University of Washington

I officially had my bag lost for the first time this year. Not an exciting first, but at least exciting that I made it all of fall semester without it happening. It was kind of a pain to deal with but they did deliver it out to the AEΦ house for me.

                     

                                              UW's mascot, Dubs the Husky

The ladies of the UW colony do sisterhood events every week and this week the vp-programming decided to do True Colors. It is a personality inventory that categorizes you into four different colors, or personality types. I love doing True Colors because of how accurate it can be and everyone who does it for the first time is amazed by the realizations of themselves and their friends. Anyone who has done True Colors before and knows me well, knows I am a gold, which means I am organized, dependable and value responsibility.🌟

                                     Tower activity in True Colors groups

This was my second visit to UW but on my first I didn't get the chance to see much of the city outside of the University District because it was so short. So this visit I planned around all my meetings to go various places in the area. I spent some time at the HUB, their student union, and walked through Red Square, where on a clear day you get a great view of Mount Rainier. I also found the University Village, a nice outdoor shopping center, which had a Red Mango- my favorite frozen yogurt place. 

My favorite day by far was Friday, when I got to go downtown and explore some of the cooler places in Seattle! I went to the original Nordstrom and on the same street is the Paramount Hotel, where prom took place in my favorite teen movie, 10 Things I Hate About You. From there I went down to Pike Place market, where I had an amazing crepe at Crepe de France, went to the original Starbucks (now to you get their Pike Place Roast?), and walked through the open market of fruit and fish vendors. Right nearby, on Pier 57, is The Seattle Great Wheel, a huge Ferris wheel with a fabulous view of Puget Sound. I'm a little afraid of heights and was pressed for time so I decided not to ride the wheel but I did get some great shots of it.

                   

                  

                  

After I got through everything downtown, I made my way up to the neighborhood called Queen Anne. This is where I would want to live if I ever moved to Seattle. The only downfall is that it is up on the highest hill in the city but that also makes for a beautiful view. The neighborhood developed as the place where early elite built their mansions but today there are also very nice apartments throughout the area, because of all the young single people who live there. I also liked it because it has a more community feel than downtown. The reason I went up to Queen Anne was to go to Kerry Park, the place with one of the best views of Seattle. I stumbled across the park online when I was deciding where I would explore because the park's view is the opening scene in 10 Things I Hate About You. Yes, I'm obsessed with the movie, but the view was too great not to go see for myself. It was one of the most gorgeous landscapes I have seen in a while. From up on the hill I could see downtown, West Seattle, the bay and, since it was a clear sunny day, Mount Rainier in the distance.

Seattle is definietly a very cool city that I would love to visit again. I also learned that it doesn't rain as much as everyone thinks it does, so it might actually be a fun place to live!

Hello Seattle by Owl City