<p>You guys are a great support network. I heed the advice and enjoy your stories. I remember thinking that we have it backwards, that we needed to spend our first 18 years at home with them as they grow. Save the career for after they left. But I am certain the empty nest would be more difficult. I do believe that it will get easier as time goes by. Putting together our first care package tonight. Later we will be sending Ti Leaves (they are Green!)to wave at the football games (Harvard and Brown) in the future, a local tradition for good luck. Put in your kidās reservations now! Well itās Monday and I have to go drown myself in my work. Thinking about changing my CC name to "Sleepless in Hawaiiā¦All the best! -MPI</p>
<p>Sorry if everyone already knows this but in case not it can be helpful to know that the address works for UPS (and I think but havenāt tried Fed Ex as well) not just for US postal service mail. I change the lines, putting Hinman above Dartmouth, (opposite how I do for USPS) in order to make Hinman appear like a street rather than a box, but itās probably not necessary. No need to avoid shopping at places that do not deliver to P.O. Boxes; your child lives at xxxx Hinman, (a very densely populated street by northern New England standards.) As with all mailbox situations, sometimes the item will reach the child a day later than it would have at home because it takes a while to process all those boxes and notices through the Hinman system. Nonetheless, itās very nice to be able to send stuff (and your child may wish to indulge as well or even sometimes order books!) whether requested or a surprise.</p>
<p>This probably will be obvious to your child, although it was not with mine, but in addition to locking the bike it is a good idea to BRING IT INSIDE when it starts to snow heavily. My son carefully locked his bike to a bike stand outside his dorm and then left it there so it was buried in snow for a couple of months during his freshman year. He was able to get it working again in the spring but not without a lot of extra effort.</p>
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<p>Not necessary for FedEx. I shipped to Hinman by FedEx and wrote the address as in post #274. It went fine.</p>
<p>coureurā funny,living the dream of someone else. I have been there once, wonāt mind living out there a year or 2 to see more of that side of the country.</p>
<p>I had driven with my D ā10,000miles loop around the US at the end of 8th grade. The plan was to try to go abroad this summer to try Europe with her but due to some tragic circumstances, that didnāt happen. Maybe in a year or 2, but I think she will get busy with internships, etc. Although maybe when she has a term off we willā¦</p>
<p>I liked Lajoia (sorry, too tired to look up spelling)ā¦really want to live out there. D said maybe she will go to that coast for Grad school, but now she thinks she may stay a Dartmouth.</p>
<p>I have to get that care package outā¦first one. Canāt wait. D may be far but calls frequently. We bought new phones to use Skype, but have to figure that one out too. Was able to just go relax by the pool the last 2 days; wonāt be swimming that much longerā¦</p>
<p>Good evening allā¦</p>
<p>Ms Talleyrand is correct. That is why I said to use XXXX Hinman as the address, rather than HB XXXX or whatever. </p>
<p>I have online accounts with USPS and UPS because of my business. At the USPS will refuse to accept anything but the XXXX Hinman format. (And sending packages priority mail is generally by far the most economical way to get things there in two or three days.) You can write the address in some other format on a box and take it to the post office or the UPS store, but if you want to take advantage of the cheaper online rate and print your own prepaid shipping labels youāve got to use the XXXX Hinman format. BT/DT</p>
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<p>La Jolla.</p>
<p>La Jolla is nice but beyond my budget. Iām spending all my money on paying for a Dartmouth education.</p>
<p>This year the Dartmouth send-off party just before the DOC trips (where all the new freshman from the San Diego area are invited to get together be welcomed and regaled by upperclassmen and D adcoms with Dartmouth tales and info) was held at a house in La Jolla. The woman who hosts it is not an alum but a Dartmouth parent. She still hosts it every year even though her son graduated several years ago.</p>
<p>Hi coureur. We live in San Diego and our S is a junior at Dartmouth but on an FSA trip at the London School of Economics this term. Is it Ruthie Warburg who threw the going away party this year? Her son graduated in 2008, I believe, but she is a very kind lady who feels close to the Dartmouth community. Not as many D alumni in San Diego as say UCLA or USC so fewer available places to have these types of events.</p>
<p>MCK, I was introduced to a Dartmouth parent of 2 graduates who missed going to Hanover to visit so they moved there upon retirement. Sounds intriguing. If you plan to move east you might as well try New Hampshire. A beautiful state, but I donāt know what job opportunities exist. I also havenāt been there in the winter so my desire to reside there might change if the temperature were ever to dip below, lets say 30. </p>
<p>My cousin graduated from Dartmouth and married her Freshman sweetheart from San Diego. So at least there are a handful of you Dartmouth family Southern Calif types, living the dream. Coureur & Dartmouth Dad, how many people attend the gatherings in San Diego? Maybe I should start throwing Dartmouth parties out here. Like current Student President Eric Tanner said in his welcome speech to the 14s, there are only 1,362 days to your Dartmouth experience, and you need to experience the full spectrum of each one. [YouTube</a> - Dartmouthās 2010 Convocation Exercises - Remarks by Eric Tanner '11](<a href=āDartmouth's 2010 Convocation Exercises - Remarks by Eric Tanner '11 - YouTubeā>Dartmouth's 2010 Convocation Exercises - Remarks by Eric Tanner '11 - YouTube) So I hope we all keep in touch. Thanks.</p>
<p>dartmouthdad - yes it was Ruthie. She hosted the reception last year for the '13s and again this year for the '14s. We went to both. We went last year because my daughter is a '13 and we wanted to hear about Dartmouth. And we went again this year to help answer the questions of the new '14s and their parents. I donāt know how many years ahe has been doing this.</p>
<p>Last year there were about 5 or 6 new '13s who attended, and it was kind of low key. This year it was a much bigger deal. Perhaps a dozen or so '14s plus their parents attended, including one football recruit. Plus Dartmouth itself sent two officials - one from Dartmouthās San Francisco office (I didnāt know they had a San Francisco office) and one from the alumni association.</p>
<p>In both years Ruthie served a lot of nice desserts and passed out a bunch of Dartmouth stuff - drinking tumbler, pens & pencils, car decal, etc.</p>
<p>I think in any given year Dartmouth enrolls about 10 kids from the San Diego area.</p>
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<p>Apparently this is not uncommon. In every copy of the alumni magazine we get sent there are always 3 or 4 ads for retirement condos in Hanover. I like the idea of retiring to a college town, but NH would be too darn cold for me. Iād be too old to suddenly start shoveling snow. We didnāt get any snow in San Diego last winter - for the ten thousandth year in a row.</p>
<p>I always though to stay retired in a warm area. If I went North, it would be while D is in college so I am not too far to see sport event (if she continues). I lived back and forth between FL and Massā¦I really didnāt like the cold. NH is even much colder (brother lives in Keene). </p>
<p>Coureur, I only spent 1 day in La Jollaā¦never researched the prices though (D and I went to Hard Rock to celebrate her 13th birthday, during our cross country trip. I just like southern Cal. due to weather. I was surprised the water was still very cool/cold in summer when we were there (compared to FL). </p>
<p>Like many mentioned, I am many years away from retiring since I too have to pay and keep working to pay for college, etc. I was going to say I am young, but it is probably easier to say I will be working into old ageā¦(although D says after graduating, getting good job, sheāll take care of meā ha ha).</p>
<p>Regarding clubs, the club here seems fairly active at least at Xmas, etc. there is a former dean that lives in the area, etc. The club is great and were very encouragingā¦
Take care</p>
<p>Dick Health center: Curious, did any of your kids use the health center when they got sick? D is not feeling very well, bad asthma attack, flu?. Do they dispense meds there if needed? She has her own insurance, so not sure if you all had your own if they help them. I was sure what the health fee covered.</p>
<p>^^When my daughter got influenza last year the student health center was basically useless. But in fairness to them they were swamped by the whole H1N1 thing.</p>
<p>Sorry to hear; yes they didnāt do much for her either. I may have to contact our doctor here. Did she find a local doctor in Hanover or do they have any minute clinics, etc. I donāt remember seeing one at the CVS there. Anyone have idea on doctors in the area that would be greatā¦even if Private Message is easier.</p>
<p>I heard there is some virus going around there nowā¦</p>
<p>Coureur,</p>
<p>We went to the '12 event a few years ago in San Diego at an alums house. I think there were 10 San Diego students who had been accepted, but it took place in April, as I recall at least one girl was still undecided and I think she went elsewhere, but the rest all matriculated to D.</p>
<p>I, too, recall one of the alums saying that people have bought homes in Hanover to go skiing and to be close to their legacy D children.</p>
<p>sounds like a great group in San Diegoā¦if I ever relocate to that part of the country (or my daughter does grad school out there)</p>
<p>Besides D being sick; her fridge she bought at the sale seems to be brokenā¦food spoiled. Anyone buy one and have it delivered to campus? She tends to eat breakfast in room, specific diet (into sports)ā¦so want to try to get one without spending a fortune. Thatās the tough part about being far. Despite not feeling well, she is trying to get to so many events (loves it). (Trying to find one with a small freezerā¦)
Thanks.</p>
<p>MCK, I think Kmart in West Lebanon had the cheapest one. If she is on a varsity team, someone may have a car to help her get to town. Boy she sure keeps you posted, I had only one call since we left! My S has settle</p>
<p>According to twitter, he has settled into studying at Baker and his courses. I donāt feel anxious anymore and surprisingly have been thinking about cleaning out their roomsā¦what would Freud say?</p>
<p>Walmart has great small refrigerators (with and without freezers) that can be ordered on line and delivered to the Hinman box. We did that for our daughter and it worked great!</p>