what is the city like?

selimsivad87
Fri, 04 Aug 2006 01:35:47 +0000

Santa Fe is in no way, shape, or form a college town. Keep that in mind at all times. There are things to do if you keep your eyes open, although specific events aimed at a college-going demographic are few and far between. For example, while I was there, Bob Weir stopped by… but one had to go to Albuquerque to see 311 and Atmosphere and Denver to see Sigur Ros and Tool (which, understandably, no one did; it’s quite a trek to get up there and back).

I personally got a vibe of suburban sprawl and stuff aimed at aging hippies who somehow made some money, which is a good deal of why I decided to transfer to Annapolis. It takes a while to get into town if you don’t have a car and once you’re there, there’s not much to do… unless you can somehow get to Cerillos Road, which has a Target.

To be fair, a lot of students love Santa Fe. It just didn’t mesh with me all that well.