We decided to take a break from apartment hunting and visit Ann Arbor, a really neat college town outside of Detroit. The University of Michigan is here, so it has a very similar feel to Gainesville or Boulder; we've realized that all large college towns have the same great atmosphere that we love!
Josh and I walked around the UM campus (unfortunately, we forgot the camera in the car, so no photos...) and explored the really busy downtown area next to campus. I love college towns!
We met up with our host, Matthew, in the late afternoon. Matthew is in his early 30's and lives in a beautiful old farmhouse just outside of Ann Arbor. His parents are antique dealers so his whole house is furnished with amazing antiques. Matthew's job used to be fundraising for universities, but he recently decided to go back to school and won a fellowship that will fund his Masters and Phd; it sounds like an amazing fellowship because not only is it attached to him (rather than the school), it also requires him to visit foreign countries and give fundraising advice to international schools. He had just returned from a trip to Pakistan and he's visiting India next month! He loves to travel so he has a really great deal, obviously. :)
We are Matthew's first Couch Surfers and we were completely spoiled! He took us to an Indian restaurant in downtown Ann Arbor and the food was really amazing. Josh and I have never really had Indian food before, but wow, we love it now (especially Punjabi Lamb Masala and Seafood Korma)! Matthew gave us a little tour of Ann Arbor before we headed back to his house. We hung out with him and watched TV before heading to bed in our awesome bedroom... I seriously love his house!
My "ho" for today was when Matthew served us tea... I love black tea, but Josh doesn't really like any teas (except sweet tea of course). Surprisingly, Josh took a cup of tea that Matthew offered... and he loved it! Josh has been talking about that tea all day; I definitely need to remember that brand!
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