March 19 - Go Huskies!

Girls trip! Julia, Mia and I flew to Seattle on Saturday to visit the University of Washington. We had an uneventful 5h direct flight and then went to our hotel in University Village, the main shopping area across from campus. Although the village had a lot of places to eat the girls decided on..Shake Shack. After shopping for a few hours, we went back to the hotel to rest (I think the girls were a tad jetlagged). 

On Sunday, to my utter shock, the girls slept in until 10am PT! These girls normally get up at 5.15am for swimming and when she doesn't have to go to swim practice, Mia goes to the gym at 5am before school, so I was pretty surprised.

We went to Pike's Place Market, one of the largest farmers markets in the US, and had fun walking around seeing the fish vendors, flowers, books and so much more. After that, we took the ferry to Bainbridge Island for a late lunch. We walked around their little downtown area, went to an art museum and took a short walk through some woods, which Julia said was one of the highlights from the whole trip. After taking the ferry back to Seattle, we went back to the hotel and then went out for a late night Indian dinner. Delish!

We got up early on Monday and headed to campus for our official campus tour. The uber driver dropped us off in the wrong location but we figured out where we needed to go. It was a cool morning but our tour guide was excellent. The campus is a mix of older buildings, some new moderns buildings and has gorgeous trees everywhere. The main quad is surrounded by cherry blossoms (we missed them in bloom) and on a clear day, you can see Mount Ranier from the engineering quad.

They also have a Harry Potter-esque library! The football stadium (and all of the athletic facilities) are right on the water. After our tour, an admissions counselor gave an excellent talk regarding all things admissions. After the tour, we found a fireplace to warm up and then headed to the food court in the student hub for lunch. They had a lot of great food options and the pizza was pretty good. 

After campus, we headed back to University Village and we met up with Kiley and Tanner, friends from HS who were also in town (visiting Kiley's sister, who is a sophomore at UofWash). I read in Starbucks for a few hours while the girls shopping and then we met up with Annika later that night for dinner. Awesome day!

After a great few days in Seattle (we were lucky and had amazing weather, it only rained for a short period on Monday afternoon) it was time to head back to Houston yesterday. The consensus? Julia LOVED the school. Mia loved the shopping but said Seattle is too cold for her. 

Bainbridge Island Fun

University of Washington

Seattle, you are beautiful!

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