Maryland

My only experiences in Maryland have been the wharf on the waterfront in Baltimore and College Park.

College Park is the location of the University of Maryland. With 30,000+ students, College Park offers everything that a college student could want. One student who attends school there once affectionately called it, "Chucky Cheese for College Kids."

University of Maryland looks just like all colleges look in the movies. Large ivy-covered, brick buildings with stone pillars line a large mall where students are often seen throwing around a Frisbee or sitting in circles playing acoustic guitar with friends.

Frat row is 10 or so houses that are built identical to each other. All are small mansions with pillars and multiple floors. Oddly, I didn't see many kids outside those.

At night, gangs of drunk students can be seen everywhere. The houses nearby seem to all be rented to college students and there is a party in every other house. There is a liquor store on each block.

University of Maryland seems like a fun place, but it doesn't seem like there is much else to do there that doesn't revolve around the university. Washington D.C. and Baltimore are close but I think I might feel a little stifled, like I was in a bubble, if I lived there.