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August 21, 2006
Case Explores
I have spoken about my experiences of moving to, and now living in, Cleveland before in this blog. Today I was able to delve deeper into the city and earn a new appreciation for the city I now call home.
As part of our Case Ventures, two and a half day excursions for first year students, I, along with four returning upperclassmen, were able to lead 20 new Case students through their first day of getting to know Cleveland as part of our Case Explores venture.
Today’s main event was an extensive walking tour of downcity. We started on campus and took the Rapid to Tower City Center. Beyond getting our students comfortable with one another we want them to be comfortable exploring Cleveland beyond University Circle—this includes Greater Cleveland’s public transportation system.
At Tower City Center (aka Terminal Tower) we were met by Karl our tour guide from Walking Tours of Cleaveland. Karl proved to hold as much knowledge in Cleveland’s history as the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland holds in cash.
I think that this tour would be valuable to life-long residents of the region, not just new comers.
We also visited the West Side Market for lunch and had dinner at Fat Fish Blue downcity.
Day two will have us out and about again. We will tour Jacobs Field, visit the Rock Hall and conclude with a dinner cruise that takes us out onto Lake Erie.
Posted by jbg15 at August 21, 2006 10:24 PM
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