Open Letter

Dear Minneapolis,

Dude- would you mind laying off on the snow for a second? I mean, we understand this is peak season for extreme Northmidwestern weather or whatever, but don't you realize there are visiting scholars in you trying to get the lay of your land? And though one particular visiting scholar may be an intrepid explorer (indeed even if such a scholar may be classified as something of an extreme sportsman and is known to be mostly impervious to weather of any type), if your snowfall is such that your major University is completely SHUT DOWN due to white-out conditions then how is a scholar expected to be able to explore campus, check out the facilities and do the whole requisite meet n' greet that was the reason the graduate program invited him to visit you in the first place? Can you answer me THAT, Minneapolis?

What I'm trying to say here is how are we supposed to know whether we want to live in you? Could you please just tidy it up for a day (make that Friday, March 2, if you would) so that the intrepid, scholarly half of this team can do what he came to you to get done?

That'd be terrif.

Thanks in advance,
Emily

P.S. He says he had a pretty rad time there today, by the way. Could be he felt a little isolated as apparently he was the only guy walking around out of doors in this weather, but so far as I can tell from him it sounds like you could be a pretty okay city...

Comments

[e]

my friend annie just moved to minneapolis. she visited and liked it so much she up and moved the whole family (4) all the way across from new jersey, in THAT snowstorm ( you remember the one.) it's been a week (or two.) they love it.

[Tom]

But Minneapolis is no Madison. There's really no comparison.

[Em]

Lin, I know you "get" me; your weigh-in means the world to me! Minneapolis does sound like a place I could totally deal with. It's a far cry from California, but I'm a snowy girl, I think I could really like it there.

[Lin]

Emily, My son lived in Minneapolis (Uptown) for five years and loved it. The city has a super-dynamic and hip side to it and even though we only met briefly (at Grace's a whole year ago), for what it's worth my take is that you would love Minneapolis.