Our daughter had a great experience at Lehigh University, and the campus there is lovely, but the surrounding neighborhoods were dicey, dilapidated, and far less safe than a mother would want. I am so grateful she has moved on to this lovely location in upstate New York.

I didn’t have much time to walk around while we were moving her in, but there was great architecture everywhere, with plenty of space and greenery and air. You felt like you could breathe there! What a dramatic difference from where she’s been. This environment feels healthy and human scale.

She’s got a really nice walk to work at Colgate University, where she’ll start her career as a Physics professor. I love the road lined with trees, as well as the adorable small downtown. Also in the photos below, you can see the Colgate Inn, where we stayed.