And I really love the Monday after the University of Kansas has its graduation ceremony, signaling the end of the school year and the mass exodus of students out of town for several months.It's not that the students are bad in any way. I used to be one, and appreciate everything they bring to Lawrence. But each summer I enjoy the ability to sit out on a bar patio and relax; I enjoy the ability to drive across town in 20 minutes instead of 30 minutes; and I enjoy the general slow down of everything Lawrence related.
If you didn't know, even if you take summer school, every student living in the dorms is forced to get out of town for the summer. General maintenance is done, the housing authority gets some time to clean up, and the housing authority has enough time to get all the students for the next year assigned to the right room. What this does, though, is force about 5,000 students to leave for the summer, not to mention all those others that go work out of town, take internships, or go back and mooch off parents for a time.
It's also the best time of the year because there is so much to do in Lawrence in the summertime. The golf courses are open; Wakarusafest makes its appearance; Clinton Lake warms up in all its greatness; Perry Lake (a truly hidden gem) and its party barges awaken; and the weather is awesome (I'm more of a cold weather person than warm).
So, relish this time in Lawrence. It comes every year, but will be gone before you know it.
Lawrence, Kansas
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