4th of July

So this post was not actually written on July 5th but it was a heck of an event in Boston so I thought I would recount our day of fun. To start the day I highly recommend going down to the area around the park and City Hall to take part in the historic festivities. Obviously the foreign people in the program would probably laugh at my idea of American "history" (see Eddy Izzard's Dress to Kill for a hilarious overview of white history and a number of other points of interest). To be fair to the foreigners we are ONLY 232+ years old, but I still like American history.

After the history/culture stuff, you HAVE to attend a bar-b-que. The fun house of the LFM group threw an awesome bar-b-que with an abundance of hamburger, chips, and beer.

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[caption id="attachment_35" align="alignnone" width="240" caption="Back in for Rock Band"][/caption]

After the bar-b-que it is time to head to the Charles river for some fireworks. They tell you not to sneak up onto the roof of the Sloan buildings, but honestly...the view is awesome from up there.

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[caption id="attachment_38" align="alignnone" width="240" caption="MIT on the roof of Sloan (MIT)"][/caption]

I wont deny that the cops came and kicked us off the roof just before the fireworks began...but that did not ruin the view for those who snuck back up when the cops left. :-)

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[caption id="attachment_41" align="alignnone" width="240" caption="Skyline"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_43" align="alignnone" width="240" caption="Crowd Below"][/caption]

Thanks to Margo, Chris, and Joonhaeng for the photos