Leaving Bryan

Yea, I know we have a new President Elect, and we've livid in San Diego for four days now, but still I feel the need to talk about Bryan and College Station some.

It truly is a special place.  Different and unique from many places.  First off, we found most people there to be friendly.  I think that's a by-product of the TAMU.  The students and faculty are encouraged to be friendly.  Encouraged to say Howdy to each other.  Be polite, and helpful.  Dawn and I were impressed by the amount of respect the students seemed to have for each other and the school traditions.  The 70 days we were there, on campus we saw less then 20 articles of clothing representing other schedules and schools.  Not that everyone wore something with TAMU on it, but there was a lot of school spirit.

Now, not everything about the place is wonderful.  There isn't a lot to do in terms of nightlife there.  But so many things are a drive away, see our posts about the ACL fest for example.  The gulf shore was accessible, Houston, and Dallas were close too.  Cost of living in town is very good, and we are going to miss the HEB food selection and torillaria.  On campus the buildings are not that pretty, but there are some great details on some of the buildings, this being one of my favorites.

In the larger photo, seen on my facebook page, you can see all sorts of animals in the details.

Is it conservative? Oh, yea.  But if you work at TAMU, you get a good dose of liberalism too.  It's also good to get a reality check every now and then, and remember that not everyone thinks like you.  They also had some cool signage around town, including this giant cow.

So, it's not as bad some people might say it is.  If you get a chance, you should give the town a shot.  It might just be what you're looking for.

In the end Dawn and I  are looking forward to our time in California, but will miss the town of B/CS, and the people we leave behind.