Boston

      There are countless reasons to fall in love with Boston. The streets have all the charm of a small town but vibrance of a big city as well. History is tangible everywhere, and the Freedom Trail leads visitors to iconic spots in the city. The city's pleasant tree-lined streets and beautiful architecture have earned it the nickname "America's Walking City." And throughout the whole city is a bustling, urban energy, coming from the vibrance of the culture and the heartbeats of the rest of the people who, like you, have fallen in love with Boston.

North End 

      Cross Street seems to be an unmarked cultural boundary in Boston; instantly the vibe of the city changes. Enticing smells waft through the streets, and the buildings are a bit scruffier, a bit more lived in. Banners for seafood festivals hang over narrow streets, clinging to red brick buildings. Boston’s North End is its Little Italy. According to some, North End has been overly gentrified, but it seems to me that its undeniably Italian spirit still remains. Just walk down any street there and take a sniff!

Boston Public Library

      Amid the green glow of the lamps of Bates Hall and underneath elaborate ceiling mosaics are students, hard at work, studying, learning, and sometimes sleeping. The rooms of the library are a symphonies of books and masterful architecture. In the center of the library is its Courtyard Garden, whose centerpiece is the fountain with the jubilant statue Bacchante and Infant Faun. Originally, this statue caused uproar among "proper" Bostonians, who objected to the naked woman and her promotion of drunkenness and wine. Some even argued that Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ statue The Puritan should be placed there instead. After long years of debate, the statue was finally returned, and in my view, no other statue fits its setting and could sufficiently fill its place. After all, learning and education should be a celebration of life, not drudgery solely for the sake of suffering.

Back Bay

      If the Beacon Hill, Downtown, and the North End districts of Boston resemble a European city, Back Bay is visibly American. Here, the streets are laid out in a grid just like in New York or Philadelphia, and high rises are king. It is the new Boston, a perfect complement to the old Boston just a few streets away.