Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Off to College

Last weekend Jonell and I went out to Troy, NY to help Jon settle in at RPI. Jon had been out there since August 8th to meet up with the hockey team. They didn't have official practice but captains practice along with working out. The week before we came, the team was in Canada for a team building trip.  He moved into the dorms before we came so there wasn't much moving in but a couple trips to the local stores for dorm supplies and some TLC from mom to get things in order, for how ever long that will last. 

 Jon had orientation on Friday and Saturday and there was also parent orientation. There seems to be a shift at some colleges for parents to have orientation. The sessions were informative and it was nice to see the whole campus.

 We caught part of one of the captains and able to check out the arena. They play in the Houston Field house which was originally built as a hangar and a warehouse for the US Navy. Very neat building and appears to be a great place to watch.
 Front entrance of arena.
 Most of our orientation sessions were held at the EMPAC building. A very cool media arts center that opened in 2008.

 The acoustics, as expected, were awesome and a very comfortable place to listen to people talk. Hoping to catch a concert or performance there in the future.
 Campus shot.
 Jonell and I walked around downtown Troy quite a bit and also took Jon out for a few meals. Awesome old buildings. Troy on a bit of a revival recently.
 Busy Saturday morning farmers market.

 Lunch at Dinosaur bbq, right on the Hudson.
 Campus structure.
 Walked around downtown Albany a bit, checking out the capital.
 One afternoon we had time to drive into the Adirondacks and got a nice 2 hour hike in, making way up to MT Hackensack.
 Fantastic view at top and awesome weather to boot.
Heading back down. Yes, I was thinking how sweet it would be to ride down. No bike on this trip! All good.

 Last moments in dorm before heading out.

All the best Jon!


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