I am addicted to ice cream

Funny how I've lived in Philly for 2 years now, and I have never done any touristy activities. I do love Philly for its rich history, but I have never really thought about exploring that aspect of it. For example, what is the big deal about the Liberty Bell anyway? It is a big bell. With a crack. The crack isn't even significant - it is from moving the bell. The bell itself doesn't really have a story behind it - it is simply a symbol. But, while walking by these historical monuments and centers with friends on our way from ethnic restaurant of the week night (The Banana Leaf - Malaysian..yum) to gospel and the Super Scooper at Penn's Landing (to benefit the Joshua Kahan Fund) we goofed off and acted a bit touristy. And you know what...it was fun. We made a pact to do one fun event every week next semester (easier said than done) - and maybe some of those events will be visiting these historic centers and buildings and learning more about the city we go to school in.In other news: I am back in Salem for a week. Let Phase 2 of my summer break begin. Went to the World Beat Festival with some friends. Danced to some Nigerian drumming. Realized how nerdy/cute my little city is. We really aren't very diverse - but we pride ourselves on having the "Best cultural heritage event" in Oregon. Delta just started flying 2 small planes a day into our small private airport, and I got to fly on one of them! Everyone was standing outside the gate while our plane pulled in and waved at us as we were stepping out of the plane onto the runway. Almost as if the president had arrived or something. It made me chuckle a bit. Even though Salem is the capital, it is still a small enough town were we can be nerdy - and that is just fine.