A Sunny Day (at last)

Sunshine! Early morning walk along the Charles River, beautiful day, crossed Harvard Bridge, and walked past Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Another day at Harvard, this time the busker was playing rock nut incoherently (not sure what it was, but it sounded like rock). Opened a Bank account at Citibank – they were keen for my business – their office was very quiet, not surprising given their recent Treasury rescue last November. There were also very few working there, and a lot of empty offices. University life is very laid back, no real interest in what I might be doing (just as well, as I’m not clear yet myself), and I’m left to figure the mysteries of accessing the enormous Harvard library resources. Later, back in Boston we join the largest gym I have ever seen, overlooking Boston Common. The sun is shining, and there is a real hint of spring – but more rain expected before the weekend. There is a danger that you see America as a cliché, we see it through the prism of Hollywood so it is inevitable, but its true! Mexicans or Latinos work behind the deli counter, and the African-American’s really do work in sports shops, and the fire engine’s really are big, red and have long ladders on top of them! And the sound of distant sirens, are just like in the movies.