Alissa Falcone recommends the Rush Alumni Garden outside of the Rush Building for quiet and shade outdoors.
Feeling overwhelmed navigating Drexel University’s campus and the city of Philadelphia? We’ve all been there once. For DrexelNow Editor Alissa Falcone, who attended the University as an undergraduate and graduate student, it was several years ago, but for Staff Writer Nat Kaemmerer, who just moved to Philly at the beginning of June, it’s only been a few months. We put our alumna and newbie minds to work to come up with more detailed recommendations of where to go, what to do and what to eat, so enjoy our differing points of view.
Drexel:
Best place to sit outdoors on campus:
- Nat: I’ve become fond of the Adirondack chairs on the grass at Perelman Plaza, especially for eating lunch. Usually, you can find one in the shade, but there are other shady spots in the plaza, too. It’s a good place to take a deep breath, watch city life go by and touch some grass if necessary.
- Alissa: If I need a quiet (and shady!) place to relax outside, I head over to the Rush Alumni Garden outside of the Rush Building. It’s a beautiful and secluded place and I swear that the babbling water of the fountain is like a white noise machine drowning out all the cars and people nearby.