The first thing that struck me when I got to belmont is how different it is compared to universities in italy. The campus has almost everything you can need, without hitting the town - or at least so it seems in my first days here.

I want to expand on this.

I've been here in Belmont for more than a week now - and I've yet to hit Downtown Nashville. That's strange. I mean, I am quite the globetrotter and I like to know the places I go to - even if only have a few days to spend there. But not here. The reasons may be various: first, I don't have a car, bus schedules are horrible, and I really don't want to get a cab to and from the city. Second, I am fairly busy with classes, practicing, studying and just getting along. Still, the very nature of the campus may well help the students "survive" in a sort of relative isolation, which could be actually kind of good for our studying balances.

You get to know the people you're gonna live with right here, so it's even more natural not to feel an urge to get away.

I expect this to change once I build some stable friendships, and hopefully get a mean of transport (I still believe that getting around N'ville on a mule would be the coolest thing on earth).

But well, who I am lying to? the only reason I don't feel like hitting the town is because the city's best music store, at least for an acoustic guitar freak like me, is just 5 minutes away! *winks*

God Bless Hillsboro Village

J
- posted by gf @ 10:55 AM