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Postcards: Goodnight, Madison

By On August 30, 2011

It was rainy today in Madison, Wisc. But it certainly cleared up tonight. By Wednesday the temperatures are supposed to hit 92 degrees, with sunny skies and light winds. Nice day for… Read More

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Postcards: The neighborhood coffee shop

By On August 30, 2011

Right around the corner from where Derek is staying in the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood a great little coffee shop called Johnson Public House (908 E. Johnson St., 608.347.0483). Intelligentsia coffee (brewed fresh to… Read More

Postcards

Postcards: Madison-style pizza

By On August 29, 2011

Derek is staying at a classmate’s place about two miles outside the campus. And he was starving. So he walked down the block and ate dinner at Madtown Pizza (912 E. Johnson… Read More

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Postcards: Derek’s first impression of Madison

By On August 29, 2011

In a word — hick. This was in the men’s bathroom at the airport in Madison, Wisc. Derek, who lived in Greeley, Colo. for six years, said this: “Even Colorado never had… Read More

Food

Derek’s last meals

By On August 29, 2011

If you’ve ever left your hometown for any substantial amount of time, you know the one thing you’d miss is the local cuisine. Well, it was no different for my boyfriend, Derek,… Read More