The Student Activities Office offers weekly trips off campus, sometimes to Freeport, sometimes to Boston, and like last night, to Portland. Typically for the first Friday of every month, the bus will take Batesies free of charge to Old Port (yeah, I guess I’ve been spending a lot of time there…) to enjoy the museums that stay open late and are free. First Friday (or First Night, depending on who you talk to) is a fun chance to see the museums if you’re on a budget, and enjoy the fun restaurants in the area.
I went with two of my best friends, and we met up with two of our other good friends– random, but it was just fun to spend time with people you don’t normally hang out with on campus. I guess this is reason number 264 that I’ll be sad to leave Bates in oh, about 3 weeks: being able to sit down and talk with just about anyone, and not have it filled with awkward silences. We spent about five hours together, just hanging out in Old Port– going to the candy store and out to dinner (Flatbread), and then ended up at this cool bar (Bull Feeney’s) with two different bands. I only wish we had realized that the museums closed at 8, so we didn’t miss all the art. Oops…
