Going WEST to EASTman

Annie and I left on a road trip on Sunday 
for her first college visit.

 We headed about 5 hours to the West.  The sunny day turned to snow as we neared our destination.

 Rochester, New York.

Rochester is home to ...

We walked into the main building, home to the Eastman Theater and Kodak Hall.  The Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra was midway through a concert.  As visitors to the school, we were let inside to listen to an amazing concert and see the amazing concert hall!

 

Everything about the school was grand.  

Everyone we met couldn't have been friendlier, from the students, to the faculty, to the custodial staff.

They went out of their way to be helpful.

There was a newer section of the school with state of the art recital halls and

a bright modern feel.

The 3 story library had stacks and stacks of books devoted to one topic - music.

It was really cold, so we decided to drive around the city to see what it had to offer besides Eastman.
There was a nice skating rink and warming hut in Manhattan Square Park.

The rink was next to the Museum of Play. 

 This picture demonstrates why it's so important to look at the surroundings whenever you take a picture!

We felt that perhaps Rochester was not at its finest on a dreary
winter day. We could only imagine how it would be in other
seasons.  A small campus in the middle of a city is so different
than Adam and Kerry's experiences in Vermont.

But there is no doubt Eastman would provide a top-notch
music education.

So we will continue to visit more music schools and use our experience at Eastman as a basis of comparison with the others.

With our first college visit under our belts,
we headed to Ithaca, NY to tour Ithaca College
and see what it has to offer.