Choate Student Taking Questions!!!

yellow22
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:36:31 +0000

@muf

The boy girl interaction in our grade (i am in pinksunset’s grade at choate) this past year was not non existent, it was just a factor of who people would sit with. Girls and boys were still very good friends this year but usually, do to a common trend at Choate, junior year brings both genders closer together for whatever reason. Maybe it is because we are getting older and feel more comfortable, who knows! Also, we all mostly will have known each other for 3 years at this point so people begin to form very close relationships that have been formulating over the past 2 years.
2) Wallingford is a popular daily activity and students almost always have time to go to town if they want/ need to. On weekends its clearly much easier to walk into town since we have more time but I know personally I will go into town with a few friends during the 9:00-9:30 pm study break during the week. Popular places in town include: Mr. D’s, Half Moon, Cafe Ra, Archies, Wentworths and apparently there is a new frozen yoghurt place in town now! Mr. D’s is an adorable candy and ice cream shop on Main Street. A Choate family owns the store so you will always feel welcome! Mrs. Defusco and Mr. Defusco (Hence Mr. D’s) know everyone’s name and always make a point to say hi to everyone that walks into the shop! They have really good cupcakes as well which are extremely popular to buy as gifts or just for yourself Half Moon is right next door to Mr. D’s and is an Italian cafe which has the best food in Wallingford. They have everything from salads, pasta dishes, meat dishes and coffee. Penne a la vodka is a Choate favorite. Cafe Ra is closer to the new dorms (Soho/Noho) and offers typical cafe foods. This is a popular stop if you don’t have much time. Archies is across the street from Half Moon and Mr. D’s and is a typical american restaurant. They serve burgers, chicken wings, salads, etc. I have yet to see the new frozen yoghurt place but I can assume that it is going to become very popular. Also there is a good thai place close to wentworths that is popular for take out. Other places that are a bit farther out but still in walking distance include: Walmart, the diner, starbucks, panera, a bagel shop that i don’t remember the name of, the movie theater and a pizza place right next door.
My personal favorite thing to do on campus is get a group of people together with candy from Mr. D’s and all pile into someones dorm room or common room and watch movies and just hang out. Choate is so academically and athletically rigorous that we need to take breaks whenever we can! Other things include riding bikes around town (if you have a bike or you borrow someones) or just spending time outside on the cross country course where you feel like you are in a different world apart from Choate. There are many great spots on the course to just read a book or do homework/ sleep. Those will be up to you to find when you arrive at Choate. For starters though, ask how to get to Mt. Doom and the water tower! This is a very popular spot on campus!

hope this helped and feel free to ask any more questions!!