Day 30, Monday, August 29, New Lisbon, IN to Jonestown, PA

I awoke to the thought that today is Monday and Joshua starts school on Wednesday!  We need to get home.  Today, we visited Pittsburgh, PA to check out Carnegie Mellon.  They have a music technology major that Christian is very interested in.

We didn't get to see much of Pittsburgh itself, though what we did see, we liked.  It looks like a good size city with a lot to offer.  The campus of Carnegie Mellon is beautiful.  There are some really interesting buildings.  We stopped by the admissions office to pick up some information.  They were very helpful and friendly - a good start to the day.  We walked around the campus and saw the usual frenetic activity of the beginning of the semester.  Christian will go to an info session near Boston and he'll schedule an interview at Carnegie Mellon.

on the campus of Carnegie Mellon

ceiling paintings in arts building

not sure what's going on here

We tried to make it to Allentown so we could see Gramma and Papa again in the morning, but we could only make it as far as Jonestown, PA.  This is where we got our first taste of the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.  

Though the storm had passed, there were many limbs down and substantial flooding.  Our stop for the night, the KOA in Jonestown was without power.  We set up camp, cooked dinner and hung out at the fire.  Tomorrow, we drive home.  It is bittersweet - we are looking forward to seeing our friends (and hopefully - our house), but this has been a fun vacation and I'm a bit sad to see it end.