Columbia University

We visited Columbia University on Tuesday morning, October 17th. Because of the protest to Israel-Hamas war, our guided tour on Thursday the 12th got cancelled. Luckily for us, we had some extra time before our flight back home on Tuesday so we could experience the campus that was basking in October sun.

Text and photos by Nelli

By Mervi

 We arrived right next to the main entrance. After the gates, we saw a beautiful street with many trees. We headed to the old library and the famous Alma Mater statue. On our way there we got stuck in traffic of Columbia students. The view of the old and the new library and the huge open area between them was breathtaking. Next to the statue, our teacher told us a little bit about Columbia University. After that we got free time to walk around the campus. In Columbia every major discipline has their own building. The campus was wonderful and a united whole, though each building was different. I liked that everywhere on the campus there were a lot of trees and other plants.