Stillwater

2002. We went in the summer with some friends. It was odd, but somehow the campus offers rooms to rent for people who don’t go to the school. I am starting to remember now, and I want to say it was a student run hotel. Pretty cool. We went in the spring-summer time. I remember it was very warm. The campus and architecture were very impressive. We headed to a couple college bars and finally Eskimoe Joes. The food was awesome and I got so drunk I couldn’t walk. Awesome time. I would love to go back here!

Cost of living is very reasonable. Amount of stuff to do in town was reasonable for a college kid or grown-up, but probably excruciatingly dull for teenagers and younger. The weather was, in my opinion, beautiful, with nice hot summers, and winters that would bring 3 or 4 shallow snowfalls a year. The snow would stick around for a few days and then melt—it would stay long enough to be fun, but not so long as to become a hassle.

That said, Stillwater seems to have more than its fair share of litter, and that drove me crazy. I don’t know if it’s because it’s so windy, or what, but there is always litter on the sides of the roads and all over parking lots. I found that really depressing.

When I first moved there, I was somewhat terrified by the rental properties—they were all ALLALLALL dumps. However, by the time I moved away, some new things had been built, and there seemed to be a trend by landlords to spruce up their properties.

Lived here for 5 years while going to OSU. It’s a small college town but we always had lots of fun. The first party I went to there was a punk and a redneck cowboy having a conversation about physics. I thought to myself, yeah I like this town. Lots of diverse cultures and people.

I live here with my mom…it’s alright. The college is alright and it’s a nice safe town.