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Anonymous Tue 26 Apr 2011 11:36:00 No.460923 View View Reply Original Report

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/trv/, I got accepted into a summer program at Washington State University in Pullman, and was wondering if any of you guys are from around there. I would love to hear about what it's like to be in that area and what kind of things I can do while there-- along with what to expect in general. I'm going to bring my car so I can go to the neighboring states- such as Idaho, Oregon, and Montana. Also, I'm from Southern California so I'm sure to be in for some culture shock by moving to Southeastern Washington for ten weeks.

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Anonymous Tue 26 Apr 2011 12:30:00 No.460933 Report

Quoted By: >>461239 >>462414

Pullman is a tiny town with a reasonably sized university. It's a strange contrast. Aside from the university, Pullman is best known for farming Lentils, which might give you some idea of the sort of Podunk we're talking about.

WSU is a reasonably acceptable state college, but they're way too excited about their sports team, which sucks apparently. Also there's tons of loud bro douche bags.

You're not going to find much to do unless you get in touch with people who live around Pullman and know what's going on.

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Anonymous Tue 26 Apr 2011 12:46:00 No.460936 Report

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Also, if you're going to buy alcohol, buy it in Idaho because it's only a few miles away. Washington state has a 51% tax on liquor.

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Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 12:26:00 No.461233 Report

Quoted By: >>461234

WSU alumnus here:

Pullman in the summer is absolutely gorgeous. Usually sunny and warm (high 80s and low-mid 90s) most of the time. There's some fairly good hiking trails in the surrounding area and the Snake River is close too. People like to go cliff jumping out there which is kinda fun, but lots of fratbros and sorostitutes are there, so keep that in mind. I've heard the fishing is ok if you're in to that. Also the school's outdoor recreation group rents out stuff like kayaks.

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Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 12:31:00 No.461234 Report

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>>461233cont'd.

Naturally there are several bars. The ones on campus (Valhalla, Mike's, The Coug) are usually pretty busy most nights of the week and since they're so close to Greek row you're going to see a pretty rowdy crowd. Mike's and Valhalla have dance floors that the slutty girls flock to if you want to get your date rape on. I'd recommend going downtown to a bar called Rico's. It's a classier place than the other bars and they usually have live music. Also, most of the walls are lined with full bookshelves.

There's a few local restaurants I'd highly recommend: Old European (really good breakfast place, good for hangovers), Cougar Country (good local fast food joint), and Sella's (pasta, pizza, calzones, etc.)

WSU's rec facility is pretty badass as well. You can usually find people playing outdoor basketball and volleyball most of the time. There's a rope course there that I've never been on. I think there's some restrictions to when its open.

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Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 12:43:00 No.461239 Report

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>>461234cont'd.

Like>>460933says, you really need to meet people for Pullman to be any fun. If you're taking summer classes, that's your in. Pullman is really small so there's not much to do at night aside from drinking, so I hope you enjoy that.

>>460936is also right. Take the 8 mile drive to Moscow if you want to stock up on booze. There's also a mall in Moscow but it's pretty average.

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Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 19:15:00 No.462414 Report

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>>460933
Lentils are exciting, mang. They're, like, lenticular.

Hey OP, if you're still around -- take the drive to Missoula on Route 12 (not the interstate). It is awesome scenery. Hit Yellowstone and Glacier while you're in the area.

Drive through the Potholes, too. State Route 23. Just turn around and go back to Pullman when you hit the interstate.

Bring a shotgun, lots of bird hunting in the area. Or bring a camera if you'd rather. Or both.

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