Day 6 in Durham

My friend Andy invited me to come to a film festival with him today.  It was a horror movie film festival so I was worried that I would be a little scared, but it wasn't too scary.  Before the film festival I got to explore a little bit of Durham.  Their town mascot is bull.  They even have a baseball team named the Durham Bulls.  There was a movie made about them a long time ago, but it's probably still a pretty good movie.

Then I got to have a really tasty popsicle from a place called Locopops.  There are not a lot of chain restaurants in Durham, so most of the stores that they have here are locally owned.  That means that people in the town start businesses nearby.  Locopops is owned by a family in Durham who started making popsicles in fun flavors.  Now they have a bunch of stores in the area.  I had a strawberries and cream Locopop and it was really good.

I waited for Andy in front of the theater and saw that there were some signs for zombie crossings in the area.  I got a little scared that there were real zombies around, but I think it might have just been people dressed up in costumes.  Either way, I think it might be a good idea for me to head home tomorrow.  I don't know if I want to stick around while the zombies are here.

Day 5 in Durham

Today I went back to UNC.

First we picked up my new friend Susanne for lunch.  She sprained her ankle and can't walk very well, so we drove her to the restaurant we went to.  It was fun and tasty.

Then we went back to UNC and I got to wander around the campus a little bit.  I sat in on a class. Everybody gets their own desk and chair.  It was pretty cool.  They have a really neat statues in some of the buildings.  I went to the building where they learn about ancient Greece and took my picture in front of the statue of Athena.

Then we went to the old well on campus.  Every new student at UNC drinks from the fountain for good luck, so I did too!!  Then we went to the art museum and took pictures in front of gargoyle, and with some of the outdoor art.  When we were done, we headed back to the car and drove back to Durham.

Durham is only about 10 miles away from Chapel Hill, so it's super easy to get between the two.  In Durham I got ready to watch some more of the Olympics.  Tomorrow I'm going to see a film festival.  It's supposed to be horror movies so hopefully I don't get too scared.

Day 4 in Durham, NC

Today we went to visit the Duke University.  Duke isn't as old as UNC and it's not as big as UNC, but it's a very good school and has lots of cool buildings too.  The university started out as a women's college and then was expanded to be a bigger university.  They have a huge chapel on campus, and I took pictures in front of it.  They also have a big garden and just like UNC they have a very good basketball team.

After we went to Duke, we had lunch at a coffee shop nearby for lunch.  I wanted to read a book, so I my friend gave me a book that I could read.  It was fun.

We watched the olympics at night and tomorrow we are going to see the art museum at UNC.  Yea!!