<p>First off, if you want to go to Boston, every day you can do it; it’s all about how you prioritize your time. </p>
<p>Wellesley is a wealthy suburb of Boston, so it’s not exactly your mainstream college town. Life isn’t bad though - there are the essential stores you need, though if you’re looking for fun, you’ll probably have to go to Boston or another college nearby.</p>
<p>Food: there are a bunch of restaurants in Wellesley (especially compared to four years ago when I just got to campus). They have developed a new section of the area, so there is now a California Pizza Kitchen and Qdoba, along with 2 CVSs, 2 Starbucks, Bruegger’s Bagels, Lemon Thai, Amarin, and others. There are a few ice cream/yogurt shops. As well as your more pricier (parents coming to visit) types of restaurants: Altastrada, Milestone (just opened in place of Vidalia’s), and Blue Ginger. </p>
<p>Basically there are a whole bunch of different types of cuisines: Thai, Chinese, Asian Fusion, Italian, American that are all within walking distance to campus. Other places also deliver (sushi, etc). </p>
<p>There’s also a supermarket nearby where you can get your groceries if you want them (think if you’re here for the summer, especially). And if you want Whole Foods, you can take the commuter rail one stop down to it. </p>
<p>Shopping - generally pretty high end stuff, but there’s a Gap and an Ann Taylor. I would say most people do their shopping in Boston or in Natick (we have buses to the Natick Collection every Saturday). The Natick Collection is the largest mall in New England so it has pretty much everything. There’s also Shopper’s World near there as well as Walmart and Target. That’s also a great area to look into just as you’re moving in because that’s where all the bedding stores are (Linens N Things, Bed, Bath and Beyond, etc).</p>