<p>At Yale for commencement, while helping QMP clear out the college room, I kept hearing a sound that resembled a bell tolling. My first thought was that Yale was holding a service in memory of the alumni who had died during the year–our church has one, close to All Souls’ Day. The bells went on and on. I continued to think it was a memorial service of some type, but that a surprisingly large number of alumni had died during the year. Finally, it dawned on me that it must be something else. It was the sound of the pedestrian signal at the light on a nearby corner. Next thought: the inhabitant of this room would go mad during the year! Immediately followed by: Hey, QMP was the inhabitant of this room!</p>
<p>Also, there were practically constant sirens, as mentioned above–it’s a bit hard to acclimate if you come from a quiet region.</p>
<p>New Haven is not unlike cities near us.</p>