<p>hi everyone! i’m current lehigh student and i’m with mrmountainhawk–there’s plenty to do in bethlehem (he already listed a lot of options). i’m a senior girl who lives off campus (although i’m admittedly very close to being on campus) and have definitely walked home by myself at night safely and have never had any problems. there are frequently a lot of students around in the neighborhood directly off campus, and students who live either on or off campus are unlikely to venture off into neighborhoods where students don’t live that might be a bit less safe–why would they? </p>
<p>that said, clearly everyone here has a different experience and way of enjoying life at lehigh. usually the nights i’m “bored” is when my roommates and i have sat around watching tv for awhile because we were feeling lazy, not because there weren’t things to do on or off campus at the time. i didn’t get a chance to experience much of south bethlehem when i was a freshman–we didn’t always want to walk down (or back up) and had enough to do on campus. junior and senior year, though, i’ve come to really like bethlehem for its restaurants, bars and newer stores (shuze, a boutique-y shoe store, is great!) and really feel at home here.</p>