road trip

road trip I really like driving. I wanted to go to college in a city with plenty of free parking (oh the naivete). One of the cons on my pro/con Should I go to MIT? list was I cant take my car with me. Freshman year I got kind of used to walking places and taking the T. Eventually I got lazy and started using Lyft more, for the convenience and also because I like riding in cars. Sophomore year I got a Zipcar membership (only $15 for a 1-year subscription, and cars typically hire for $12/hour or so on the weekends) because I needed to drive. Its a calming experience for me even when there are angry Boston drivers on the road. Where do I drive to? The short answer is food. I go to Star Market for groceries. I go to chain restaurants with parking lots. Sometimes after I get food I go to the Ocean State Job Lot, one of the best stores for $5 clothing, wiper blades, household goods, strawberry-kiwi flavored Ludens cough drops, irregular jelly beans, and all sorts of other things in no discernible order. Brief digression: Im from the part of America that has Walmart and multiple cars per family and Chick-fil-a and backyards and public transportation that most people never use. As a newish resident of the liberal bubble that is Cambridge, Massachusetts, I understand a lot of these Middle America comforts are impractical or bad for the environment or just unnecessary. Nevertheless, I miss the terrible Italian food at my local Olive Garden, not because its good, but because its what I grew up with. So sometimes I find myself doing little road trips like the one below. Highly recommend, even if the food isnt that great. Post Tagged #driving #food #long weekend