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With Alex graduating from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, we made plans to attend the two graduation ceremonies: . Khoury College of Computing Ceremony at Matthew's Arena, May 2, 14:00 EST . Fenway Park, May 5, 16:00 EST . . . . . . Wednesday, May 1, 2024. After waking up, dressing, and packing, we ordered an UberX car to…
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Monday, May 30, 2022 . We returned to Cambridge from the Berkshires at about 6:30pm. I parked the car on Harvard Street, and we unloaded our backpacks. I started to sneeze, as Boston had a very high pollen count. . . At 7:10pm, Mounisha (our Turo host) arrived to pick up her Honda Civic. I handed off the keys, and Inna and I walked to…
Read More: Last Days in Boston
Sunday, May 22, 2022 . We returned to Boston from Newport, Rhode Island, at around 8:40pm, after a 90-minute drive. After refilling Robert's Audi Q5 that I rented on Turo, I found a parking spot on Harvard Street (with Inna's help). . . . We returned all our items to our apartment at 334 Harvard Street and rested for a bit. I decided to do…
Read More: Boston Workation Week 4
In the evening, at 7:00pm, we took the MTA Bus #1 to Symphony Hall (301 Massachusetts Ave) to see Boston Pops - "The Magical Music of Alan Menken". It was only a 20-minute bus ride and very convenient (just 9 stops from our 334 Harvard Street apartment). . . . . . Today's Boston Pops program was as follows:. . Legendary composer Alan Menken has…
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Monday, May 16, 2022 . After a deep sleep, I woke at 7:30, showered, shaved, dressed, and walked around the Charles River. It was warm in the morning - 68 degrees Fahrenheit - and I only needed a T-shirt and shorts. . . . . . During the walk, I finished listening to Eric Metaxas's autobiography, Fish Out of Water: The Search for the Meaning…
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Monday, May 9, 2022 . I woke at 07:30, dressed, and jogged around the Charles River. It was a bit chilly in the morning - 48 Fahrenheit - but sunny and pleasant. I jogged for about 2 miles and saw several other joggers and bicyclists. In addition, I saw a few Harvard racing sculls (racing rowboats) on the Charles River in 2-, 4-, and 8-person…
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For Mother's Day, Inna made dinner reservations at the modern French Deuxave restaurant in Back Bay, Boston. . . After returning from our weekend trip to Portland, Maine, we rested in our apartment at 334 Harvard Street and ordered an Uber to Deuxave. It was only 2 miles away and took 10 minutes to get there. . . . . When we arrived for our…
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After visiting the deCordova Sculpture Park, we decided to pay our respects to Walden Pond and see the remains of Henry David Thoreau's home there. In about 10 minutes, we drove to the Walden Pond parking lot, where I parked my Infiniti QX50 and purchased parking tickets. . . We walked over to Walden Pond, across the street from the parking lot (too bad there…
Read More: Walking around Walden Pond
On Sunday, May 8, 2022, on the way from Portland, Maine, we decided to stop by briefly at the deCordova Sculpture Park on the outskirts of Boston. . . When we arrived at the park around 14:50, we waited for about 15 minutes behind a line of cars, also purchasing tickets. We bought tickets (without reservations), though they were expensive ($18/adult, $1/student). . . .…
Read More: Visiting deCordova Sculpture Park near Boston
With Alex attending Northeastern University in Boston and unsure about his return home, Inna and I planned to visit Alex while working from Boston. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, many companies, including our current employers, made working from home (or anywhere in the USA) easy. Instead of taking a vacation to Boston, we decided to live there and experience life as locals.. Inna found a furnished…
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With Alex starting his Spring Semester at Northeastern University as a freshman, we needed to fly him to Boston and help him move in. Inna and I would be coming along (staying at the Lenox Hotel) to help Alex move into his new residence at Northeastern's International Village.. . . I initially made travel reservations on Alaska Airlines for January 10, 2022. However, due to…
Read More: Boston Calling
In September, Inna visited Boston to explore the city and its main attractions. She has always wanted to visit Boston but never found the time or the occasion. She found some great tickets on JetBlue with a direct flight from San Francisco to Boston. It was a very early morning flight (flight 434, departing SFO at 7:00 am PST and arriving in Boston at 3:37…
Read More: Visiting Boston aka Harvard, here I come