Things I Love In New Haven

I know a bunch of people that read this blog are prospective/admitted students, and a lot of you are going to be visiting various schools over the next couple weeks if you haven't already done so...and hopefully, you have plans to come to Yale. [If you're on the fence about whether or not to visit, my advice: DO IT. You'll never know whether you're making the right decision until you really *feel* a school in person.] Other people who read this blog are just our non-law school friends...and you guys should visit, too!! (I'm looking at you, NS, MT, and JS.)

While the YLS admissions office has some great blog posts about various things to do on campus/in New Haven, I thought I'd give my own random list of favorite things:

* This one's pretty general/overarching, but I love Restaurant Week (a week of prix fixe menus at some of the fancier restaurants in New Haven, similar to those in other, bigger cities). If you're coming for the ASW later in April, you're in luck - the next Restaurant Week is April 19-24. Call now for reservations, though, as it fills up quickly.

* Other great ethnic food. My favorites: Pan Thai Asian, Sitar, Bentara, and Skappo.

* Yale's known for its own architecture, but as a buildings buff I really prefer the School of Architecture. They have a ton of cool exhibits and lectures that are open to the public.

* Similarly, the coolest architecture on Yale's campus, in my opinion, is the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. This is what it looks like on the inside.

* The Cupcake Truck.

* IKEA.

* The New Haven Green. One of my best memories from law school so far is from a big picnic that a bunch of us 1Ls had at the beginning of the year. We spread out in a patch of grass on the Green and threw a frisbee. In the winter, there is a big tree lighting ceremony on the Green, too. I think it's nice that New Haven really does have a semi-vibrant downtown area, which is anchored by the Green...I'm always amazed by the number of people shopping and strolling downtown, even on week days.

* Various theatre & music options: The Shubert for touring Broadway shows and big names, Toad's for tribute bands and townies, and the Yale Symphony and Rep for cheap student tickets to quality performances.

There are a lot of other things, too, but this is probably more than enough to keep you busy for three days...

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