Haverford House

During the past Haverford fall break, we hosted the inaugural AFB here at Haverford House! Although our attendance list was short and the weather did not permit many outdoor activities, we enjoyed ourselves and got to know a Haverford student better. It’s always great to meet another New Yorker (even though he ’says’ he’s from a different state). Below is the feedback from Travis West ‘13 after this experience:

“My name is Travis West and I am a freshmen at Haverford College. Over fall break I attended Haverford House’s Alternative Fall Break. Despite the rainy/windy weather, it was a adventurous time mostly spent moving about the city of Philadelphia. The first I was given a little tour of Philly. I was taken to the Redding Terminal Market to get some delicious cheesecake and visit one of the women in the house who worked there for a non-profit organization. Over the next few days we went to see the new Micheal Moore movie “Capitalism; A Love Story”, volunteered at a clinic for the homeless in Camden New Jersey, and ate a fabulous Middle Eastern restaurant that I wish to return to. My favorite time over the four day experience was hanging out with the occupants of the Haverford House. They were all really awesome people whose dedication to social justice I really admire. They could just as easily be off trying to advance their careers instead of taking a year off to do non-profit work in Philadelphia and Camden.”

I get these really delicious locally-grown apples at my farmstand. One day, Sarah D. and I decided to make Apple Pie, which we then shared with the house, even though we could have eaten it all ourselves it was so good.

Sarah D. and I drove out to the countryside one fine day to pick out our very own Haverford House pumpkin for Halloween/Fall Celebrations. We walked from pumpkin to pumpkin, trying to pick the perfect one. I was going for size, while Sarah D was going for shape. We compromised on a medium-sized pumpkin that was almost perfectly round. We named her Sindiswa and she was 16.4 pounds. We were going to carve her into a Jack O’ Lantern but then someone (cough Sarah D or Mary) tried to balance her on the porch railing and she toppled to the sidwalk below. It’s ok though because someone carved one of the pieces of her into a very nice rendition of the Philadelphia skyline, or at least I think that is what it’s supposed to be.

Anyways, here is our photographic journey:

Sarah D and the pumpkin we finally chose!

The pumpkin orchard also had a little petting farm, which I of course made Sarah D. go to.

Luckily for me, the exchange of duck spit was ok, because it’s swine flu and not avian flu that we gotta be worried about this season.

George Washington Duck.

I love ducks!