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This is where I get my lunch at least once a week. A Banh mi is a Vietnamese sandwich- french bread, some meat or tofu, julienned carrots, cilantro, and sliced peppers, all for less than $2 for a pretty good sized sandwich. Great stuff. Here’s a Seattle Times review.

I stopped by Washington Square Park with my mom this summer. We sat on a bench, and called my grandma, who used to take my mom to the park from their house over on Perry Street when my mom was a little kid. There was an older guy sitting on the bench next to us, with his bike, and he overheard us talking to my grandma. We got into a conversation about how the park, and the Village, had changed so much since the 1950s. He was really funny, and we spent a while sitting on the bench chatting with him before we headed off. I hardly ever talk to strangers in the city, so this encounter stuck in my mind- the really really hot sunlight, kids screaming in the fountain, his bike, the crazy luck of running into someone who had lived there for years and had something funny and memorable to say about all of it. I was playing with my SLR, because I had just taken this photo a few minutes before, and we talked a little about photography, as well.

I grew up in NJ, we take our malls seriously. I love this place- it has a Wolford store, lots of great shops, and the blasting ball fountain. When I was little, we would get our annual Santa Claus pictures taken here every December.

If you want to visit, see if the Toscanini’s in the Student Center is still open, or walk along Mem Drive along the edge of the campus, because all the pretty buildings are along there. The rest of the campus is rather boring looking. One interesting fact is that the buildings are numbered, not named. Rooms are known by a combination of building number and room number, so 10-250 is a big lecture hall on the second floor of building 10.

I miss it. I was lucky enough to do my major partly at the Media Lab from 1997-1999, and it was an unbelievable experience. Problem sets almost killed me every week, but I made some incredible friends there and learned so much. My favorite memory—I used to bring over my ice skates and practice skating between classes when the rink had open ice hours.

I miss Wellesley, especially walking around Lake Waban, all my friends, class crew, the art library, the arboreteum and greenhouse, the Hoop.

Go on a warm evening, and sit in one of the armchairs by the windows. Get a latte in one of their big mugs, and be happy that you’re drinking some of the best coffee in Belltown.

My ideal evening: seeing a movie at the Cinerama, then eat a late dinner in one of the booths at Palace Kitchen. I love their cheese plate and the desserts.

This is my favorite summer dinner place because of the adorable little courtyard. Get the plantain chips as an appetizer and sit outside and enjoy the good food.

This is one of the few remaining old school Belltown places. (RIP Sit & Spin) The burgers are great and they have Guinness on tap. That’s about all I need.

I’m addicted to their mango chicken. Their website is at www.malaysatayhut.com.