non-outdoorsy type happy in Walla Walla?

BunsenBurner
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:46 +0000

rix, wow! That’s exactly what my D thought: Macy’s + Starbucks = Walla Walla is livable. The best part it is all within walking distance from the campus. And when D had some “funky” food at a cute little restaurant downtown, she was sold on Whitman.

I used to work with a prowd Whitman grad who always kept a gigantic Whitman coffee mug on his desk. He and his wife met at Whitman, and after their graduation were very actively involved in the alumni affairs. He told me that when he went to Whitman, Walla Walla was “a Seven-Eleven and nothing else”. The town is definitely growing, but still has small-town charm. I hope D gets in (fingers crossed).