Life in Kanazawa: Musings from the Far East

Cornell University

Cornell sits high atop East Hill in Ithaca, NY looking down on Cayuga Lake, the largest of New York's Finger Lakes. Surrounded by gorges and creeks, many reckon the campus is among America's most beautiful. As an Ivy League university, it has an academic reputation to match.

It is here that we will be from this coming August. I am beginning work on my PhD. We considered many universities but in the end decided that Cornell was the best match for Jane and for me. We are excited for the move, and Ithaca promises to be a great place to live. Lots of wilderness (and great cycling!) plus a decent bit of culture. It's still a small town though 30,000 (or 100,000 if you include all its suburbs). Luckily a trip to New York City is only a few hours' drive (if I can ever pull myself out the mountains of reading I expect to deal with).

Here are a few pictures of the campus. They are all (but one) from the "Cornell University Pool" on flickr.com. Check it out if you want to see more.


McGraw Tower, the scene of thrice-daily chimes concerts


The Arts Quad, at the center of campus (from Cornell's website)


Ivy on the walls of Uris Library


Far above Cayuga's waters


Cascadilla Gorge, running through campus


Taughannock Falls, just north of Ithaca and taller than Niagra Falls

posted by Zachary and Jane @ 11:48 PM