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We’re up in the beautiful college town of Middlebury, VT today and tomorrow. Julie’s in MIddlebury during weekdays in July to take English Lit. graduate courses at their Breadloaf campus. I decided to tag along and then head home tomorrow. So far we had a fantastic swim in Lake Dunmore, a nice walk around town that ended in a sudden downpour that left us soaked, a comforting meal at A Taste of India, and now an evening in the library of Middlebury College.

This place makes the library at Taylor University, my alma mater, look like a road side stand–and Taylor does have a very nice little library! So yeah, this place is huge. With four stories (at least) and all kinds of wide open spaces, you couldn’t ask for a nicer place. We’re in this huge seating area facing the Green Mountains to the east sitting in–are you ready for this?–recliners. Yes, posh, blue recliners with a little desk tacked on to the side that can swing over should you need a writing area. Julie has encountered people actually snoring away on these.

So with a recliner, a view, and free wifi, I’m just about as set as can be. I’ve been very impressed with Middlebury as a town, and the college has thus far been top notch. They’ve done a nice job filling in the downtown area around a dramatic water fall, mixing in craft and gift stores with cafes and restaurants. It makes you realize just how much Manchester, VT caters to tourists and outlet shopping. Ick.

Tomorrow I’ll spend the morning goofing around at the Breadloaf campus up in the mountains while Julie’s in class, and then we are planning to take our kayaks down Otter Creek, which we hear is a rather deep and easy to navigate river. I’ll post tomorrow if we can figure out a way to get back to our cars…