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bigtimesauce t1_jbb1axe wrote

Reply to comment by Aidy9n in Question about colleges by Aidy9n

It’s a very small bubble and I think I would have gotten a better education elsewhere. It was about equal to my high school, quality/challenge-wise, until my last 3 semesters. It’s also an awful lot of very privileged kids “from just outside Boston” that make for an annoying crowd. Do whatever you’re gonna do but for $65k+ a year you can do better.

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71802VT t1_jbb13yz wrote

I guess there were some intentional communities in the Mad River Valley up on Prickly Mountain. I'm not sure how communal they were and I think they morphed into you regular HOA type structures. And also in the MRV, I guess there were some condos built at the top of Rolston Rd. where originally you would walk through every single one of them from end to end. Rumor has it it caused all sorts of problems with people not respecting the refrigerators/cupboards of others AND beds too. They walled off those through-doors and turned them into regular condos.

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Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_jbawcin wrote

That's pretty cool. I don't know anyone but still feel an odd connection when I look at some of the photos and vids from there. Had a few buses and dreads myself years ago. Wouldn't be surprised if I had crossed paths with some of them over the years while out on the road. Anyways it's on my list maybe this summer. There is one photo I came across a while ago from there two old buses but one was like 40' 50's vintage. I was looking for Ken Kesey somewhere in it:)

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Internal-Fudge8578 t1_jbauvad wrote

My parents used to take us to swimming holes as babies all the time, if you’re knowledgeable about reading water and being able to spot what’s dangerous then you’ll be able to find tons of swimming holes that are baby appropriate. If you don’t know anything about rivers then lake Champlain has tons of baby safe Sandy beaches, there’s also Waterbury reservoir and a few other smaller lakes. Keep an eye on news about different beaches in case of closures for algae blooms (which are unfortunately becoming more common) it’s usually posted by whatever municipality manages the beach.

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bigtimesauce t1_jbaoqx8 wrote

I went to st mikes, I can’t recommend against going there enough. Nothing to do with your concerns, just a terrible, expensive school.

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