So I have now been living in Ann Arbor for a couple of
weeks, and it is such a cute little town to be in! There isn’t a ton of things
going on, but there are a couple of highlights. And it’s just nice being in a
small town while I work on my PhD, so I don’t mind it.
First of all, the museums. There are a number of museums
associated with the University such as the museum of art, archeology, and
natural history. All of them are rather small, only takes an hour or so to go
through them, but they all have some pretty cool things in their collection. I
really liked the art museum in particular since there’s a Monet and a special
exhibit right now on Schiele.
Besides that, there are a bunch of outdoors-y nature things
to do. I walked up to the Leslie Nature Center and really got a kick out of the
raptor enclosures up there. There’s a bunch of owls, and even a bald eagle!
Then there’s the Huron River, you can catch people tubing and kayaking down the
river at any point when the weather is nice. Finally, there’s the Arboretum. In
the spring there are fields of peonies but it’s a lovely stroll at any point of
the year.
And that’s the bulk of things to do in Ann Arbor! Like I
said, not much, but it’s all very cute and very accessible to anyone, nothing I
mentioned actually has an entrance fee. I’m looking forward to getting to know
this city more!
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