Ducks @ Oregon - University of Oregon

Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Take Me Out to the Crowd

Korrin B.

August 25, 2009 - 7:00 PM

In the past few days, I have stood in front of Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" at the Museum of Modern Art. I have also had my name written on the wall of the Museum of Modern Art (there was an exhibit that consisted of a white wall and a person with a black Sharpie who would write your name and the date you visited at wherever your height was on the wall). I have relished in the glory of Georgia O'Keefe's timeless paintings and Andy Warhol's majestic soup cans at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I have also explored Ancient Rome and various cultures of the Oceania region at the Met. In the past couple of days, I have seen how and where Saturday Night Live is filmed at the NBC Studios. And, last night, I saw one of the best baseball teams play at one of the most epic stadiums.

Yesterday, we caught the MegaBus from Penn Station to Boston with one purpose in mind - to see the Boston Red Sox play the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park. It was nice to get out of the city for the day and to see something different. Boston is very cute. It is a total college town and its brick buildings and park-like layout make it a cozy place to explore.

Fenway was just, well, awesome. I wore the one dark blue shirt I had and then bought a baseball cap once I got there. I am a firm believer in letting your colors show. The stadium was very intimate. The seats that we thought would be nosebleeds ended up being not that far away at all. We had a clear view of all the action (or lack there of - sorry baseball fans). We enjoyed all of the extras of the game as well. I had a foot long hot dog and later had some soft serve ice cream that was swirled into a little plastic baseball cap. We watched a drunken fight occur and got up and stretched while singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" at the seventh inning. I enjoyed the Boston accents, as food service workers walked up and down the stairs yelling, "Watah, watah heyr! Sports bahs! Two dollahs!" This is what I love about travel. I love the small details that create the space. I always find myself in times of silence during travel and it is during these times that I am just trying to take in all of the details. I sit and soak up the culture of the space I am in. Often, I find myself writing lines about it in my mind, trying to find the perfect words to capture its essence. Being at Fenway Park got me very excited for the upcoming season of Duck football at Autzen Stadium.

The Red Sox won. There really was no competition.

After walking around downtown Boston for a bit, we are now back on the MegaBus, headed to New York City. It's funny because now it feels as though we're going home.