Hi everyone! I'm so excited to be sharing a little recap of this past weekend, when I went back to my college campus for my first Young Alumni Weekend! I was only there for two days, but it was the best little trip and I had so much fun seeing all of my friends again. I realize now just how difficult it is to do everything and see everyone in such a short amount of time, and it's no comparison for the four years you spend at school when you are in walking distance from all of your best friends all the time. But I had the best weekend and wanted to share a little about what I did, since making this visit was one of my 101 in 1001 bucket list goals.
I took the train into Baltimore and got into Penn Station with enough time to make it back to campus, change and head over to the football game. A group of my friends and I took a nice walk through one part of campus and grabbed coffee on our way to the game. It was hotter outside than we anticipated, since New York and New Jersey are leaning toward fall a bit more these days. We stayed at the game until half-time, and then decided that we were all hungry for a pre-dinner snack.
We walked through other parts of campus, including two of our favorite buildings, on our way to Carma's Cafe, which is located right next to campus. They have the best cold sesame noodles, so I got the noodles with a side salad and their peach mint iced tea. Everything was just as delicious as I remember, and I also highly recommend their TCB (Turkey, Cranberry, and Brie) sandwich if you stop by for a more filling meal. It tastes just like Thanksgiving! We snapped a few pictures of campus and met up with my friend, David, who took the group shot above with his DSLR camera. He is on campus completing his master's degree, so it was nice to see him again since he lives further away.
After going to Carma's Cafe, we all stopped back at our friend Sabrina's house (who amazingly hosted us even though she had so much work to do -- such a trooper!) for a quick nap and then decided to get a real meal before we went out to the Tent Party. Of course, we couldn't come back to campus without getting our favorite Indian food at Tamber's, which is a staple on the Hopkins campus. It's been around for years and a few of my friends whose parents went to Hopkins as well say that their moms and dads enjoyed Tamber's just as much as we do!
Tamber's has so many great menu items, but because I don't go very often I knew I had to get my favorite chicken tikka masala. It was such a yummy meal and then we got dressed and ready for the tent party. We stopped by another friend's apartment before heading over to the tent, and had a blast the whole night. My favorite thing about the tent this year was the wide selection of drinks they had, from pumpkin ales to pink lemonade shandies (I'm kicking myself for not trying the shandy until they had run out). On our way back from the tent, we made a pitstop to sit on top of the Hopkins sign and reminisce about campus. I am notoriously afraid of heights and really don't like having to climb on the sign, but I wanted to do it anyway because my chance are becoming fewer and more far between.
The next morning, our massive group of 12 headed downtown to Fell's Point for a great brunch! We went to the Waterfront Hotel Bar, which is located on the water and has a great brunch menu as well as an incredible bottomless. I got the breakfast burrito and tater tots, plus mimosas. It was so much food and delicious! I love the charm of the Fell's Point neighborhood, and after brunch we walked around on the pier and enjoyed the perfect weather before packing up to head back home. It was seriously the best weekend ever and I can't wait to head back to campus in the spring for one of the many busy weekends that happen in April. Hopkins is fortunate to have 2 alumni weekends each year, one for recent graduates and one for all past grads. The spring weekend coincides with lacrosse season and is always one of the best weekends of the year!
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