#8

Getting educated about the fish and tree box filters

Petting the animal fountains

Today I went down to the Truckee River with some of my classmates, and while we were walking to and from the riverwalk from campus, we definitely saw a couple of divides of cleanliness when it came to the buildings and streets. From the LLC down to the southern tip of campus (around Manzanita) the streets and buildings were pretty appealing. Once we got south of campus, but north of the freeway, it got a little dingier. When we crossed the freeway and got into downtown, a lot of the buildings and shops were pretty rundown. A lot of buildings looked mysterious by not having any windows, and even the well-known casinos looked a bit sketchy. A couple of classmates and I came to the quick conclusion that we would not feel comfortable walking around downtown at night even in a small group, but we would feel comfortable walking around campus at night in a small group.

Emily and I hanging out along the Truckee!

When we got right along the river at the river walk, it looked a lot newer and cleaner. We headed against the current and walked over to the green lawn several streets off of Virginia. I think the riverwalk is worth it. Right in the city, you feel a bit calmer when you’re along the river, listening to it and the fountains flow, and you have the opportunity to sit in the grass and take a bit of a breather from the busy downtown of the biggest little city in the world.

Japanese garden-esque