<p>No, I haven’t seen the webcam. I just have my memories of being there for 6 weeks over the summer. I would read over Alumni lawn for hours at a time… usually until the sprinklers came on. Hehe. I would also just sit or lay in the middle of the Vanderbilt/Commons bridge at night, just feeling the structure shake and see random people pass by. A group of 3 indie looking guys walked by me and asked if everything was alright and that I shouldn’t be there at night. I said I was fine and they continued to walk on by. Then one of them came back a minute later and pleaded for me to leave, because he wouldn’t want to hear of something bad happening to me the next day. Though I don’t even remember what the guy looked like, I’ll always remember him for his kindness.</p>
<p>I feel like a lot of people at Vandy are like that. Though that incident may have spurred a halo effect, I doubt it.</p>
<p>Oh, great story, Hilsa. Just sitting around reading for hours in a beautiful place like Vanderbilt…that’s how I always pictured college free time (that, or on my eagerly awaited graduation present laptop in an awesome dorm room talking to my friends back home). </p>
<p>There’s always a huge difference in people when they’re somewhere they want to be, isn’t there? They’re so much nicer and willing to help complete strangers. A lot of us don’t get to pick our high schools, and some are forced into certain colleges, but you have to really work for a place like Vanderbilt. You have to want it. I think that makes all the difference in the world for the community. </p>
<p>I’ll take you up on that offer, VandyPrayer! It sounds interesting.</p>