Baobab Youth members are having a great time in Boston! We arrived after an easy drive down. I love listening to my passengers’ playlists….there are always some great new bands to discover and some of my own favourites. We are staying in Medford so we have easy access to Tufts University. The hotel is great! Each room is a suite and the huge couches are a hit.
The chaperones are a great bunch and we couldn’t do it without them! Mix of parents and the amazing Hayley de Bie.
Our first day was hanging around Davis Square, a hip neighbourhood near the University…..with second hand shops, other funky stores and a GREAT café with killer coffee…called Diesel no less. Everybody happy! Especially the director!
After a bite in Davis Square, we went to Tufts for a look at the Music Building where we were going to be performing. We had arranged to get a tour from first year grad student, Brett, a drummer who is working on a Bobobo thesis. The Granoff music building is impressive in its beauty, facilities-classrooms, practices rooms, library (the moveable stacks were a BIG hit;) and of course Distler Hall.
The World Music Room had us all DROOLING! And when we left, Nani was beginning a rehearsal with guest artist Saeed Abbas for the show.
Brett was nice enough to show us around some of the rest of the campus and since it was a spectacular weather day, we climbed up tot he roof of the Tisch Library where you can see the Boston skyline.
