Hella

One of the things I love most about living in Philadelphia (and I never thought I’d admit this) is not having a car but still being able to get where I want just by walking. From the Deleware River to the campus, I can walk pretty much anywhere I want to go. Combined with the [...]

Though it’s been several days since I went, I figured I’d talk about Jones, a restaurant around 7th and Chestnut in Old City. I’d heard good things about it so late Monday night I headed over to check it out.
The interior is pretty neat with a very open arrangement. There are dark red-colored lounge chairs [...]

Sunday brunch is always fun to do so two friends and I headed down to the South Street area to catch some eats. The weather was a bit nasty but not too much of an obstacle since we jumped on the subway at City Hall and rode to 5th Street. From 5th we made the [...]

I was walking around Old City this past week and looking for late dinner. It was cold and I wasn’t finding many places that looked appetizing that I hadn’t yet tried. When I stopped the browse the menu, the host came outside and mentioned that they had a buy 1 get 1 half-off special going [...]

Last night I headed out and walked about 15 blocks or so over to Cuba Libre down on 2nd Street. I had been a few weeks back for a recruiting event but only for cocktails. I wanted to check out the food and see if it was as good as the drinks. At 8:00pm, there [...]

Though I hadn’t run more than 10 miles since May, I decided the Philadelphia Marathon had my name written all over it. I was wanting to run another road marathon, the forecast looked like it would be picture perfect, and I was jonesing for a big challenge. So last Friday, I signed up for the [...]

Today’s weather was nice and crisp and I took advantage of it this afternoon with a bike ride along the Schuylkill. I rode from Center City up to Falls Creek Bridge and back which is about a 10-mile trip in total. As usual, the trail was a bit crowded near the Waterworks but it thinned [...]

Friday night I went with some cohort friends to the Jamaica Jerk Hut down near 15th and South. At first I wasn’t sure how to get to the back veranda, but as I walked to the left of the building, I noticed the small path through the field where it looked like there were some [...]

After the math exam this morning, I decided to take some time to myself and go for a long run. It marked my first in over a month and the first since I’ve been living in Philadelphia. I set out the front door and decided to try and make it a 5-mile out-and-back for a [...]

So I started the morning with a trip over to the Student Health Services building and I made it there just in time for my 10am immunization appointment. I was scheduled for 2 shots, a tetanus booster and the first of three shots in the hepatitis B series. In less than 10 minutes, the experience [...]