Learn More, See More, SAAB’More
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October 13 2011 | 
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Name: Noah Guiberson
Year: Class of 2014
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Majors: Neuroscience and Biology
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“Learn More, See More, B’More” is a web show created by SAAB member & Hopkins Interactive blogger, JHU_Lucie. In it, she and I (I am her cohost) seek out the best of Baltimore and bring it to you, the Hopkins prospective, in order to show you what it’s like to live in Charm City (branded as “The Greatest City In America”) and to study at Johns Hopkins (which, if you ask us, should be rebranded as “The Best University in the World”).
The “Learn More, See More, B’More” crew. We could not do it without you guys! We’ll miss our director, Shayna, who graduated last Spring…but the show must go on! Now we have two more additions to help out John and Peter, Ben and JHU_Jacqueline (who is also a SAABlogger!). Season Two is going to be amazing!
So far our travels have brought us to the neighborhoods of Hampden, Little Italy, Fell’s Point, and Federal Hill (and many more to come in our “Neighborhoods of Baltimore; Part Two” episode! Stay tuned!); and to various establishments across Baltimore, such as the legendary Cross Street Market, the National Aquarium, Woodberry Kitchen and the Inner Harbor.
Our “Holidays at Hopkins” episode chanced us a brief and impromptu interview with University President Ron Daniels (fondly known by the student body as RonnyD), to whom we listened extol the virtues of jelly doughnuts as a Chanukah treat, as well as the dire importance of appropriately sized yarmulkes. We also traveled to Hampden for the festival of lights known as “Miracle on 34th Street”, found out that being covered in lights “feels really good”, and that a team of non-engineers can place in the annual Homewood Gingerbread House Competition (It was a Christmas Miracle! (Hint: they used MAGIC).
Lucie and I in Hampden for Miracle on 34th Street!
In our second episode, we returned to Hampden in order to eat at one of Baltimore’s most famous restaurants, Woodberry Kitchen! When the restaurant manager Corey found out that we were having trouble choosing from all the amazing dishes on the menu, he took us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the kitchen! There we learned all about Woodberry’s locally-sourced ingredients, and gained a firsthand appreciation of what it’s like to be a chef in a real Chesapeake kitchen! Lucie got some advice from a pastry chef on how to make a roll cake for a Yule Log!
Lucie and I on set at Woodberry Kitchen! We heartily recommend the Sizzling Shrimp (along with everything else)!
Next, the “Learn More, See More, B’More” team visited Baltimore’s National Aquarium, where we went saw a show in the 4D Immersion Theater, picked out our favorite fluorescent jellyfish in the “Oceans Out of Balance” exhibit, and trekked through the climatic extremes of an exhibit designed to simulate the challenges of life in an Australian river gorge: fire, drought and flood. Later we saw the dolphin show and even got to play with the dolphins and interview a dolphin trainer! Plus, it turns out Lucy can control bubbles with her mind…
Lucie and I doing tricks for the dolphin…
In our last episode of the Spring semester, we embarked on a journey through four of Baltimore’s eclectic neighborhoods in the first installment of our two-part “Neighborhoods of Baltimore” series. Lucie and I traveled first to the Inner Harbor, where we rode a dragon paddle-boat, checked out all the shops, and high-fived each other at the mall (you had to be there…oh wait! Watch the episode!). Then we all got in our ZipCar, and after an appalling pre-pubescent voice-crack on my part (it happened while I was singing Rebecca Black’s Friday in the backseat…the video crew caught it on film and put it in the video…thanks, guys…), we arrived in Little Italy! This part of town often refers to itself as being the home of “Baltamoré”, a clever portmanteau of “Baltimore” and Italian word for love! A quick recap: Lucie skipped through the streets, walked into a wall, fainted after smelling a rose, and waited to get into a restaurant at the end of a long line that turned out to be part of a mural (Okay, I might have been involved with one or two of these…which ones? You’ll have to watch the episode to find out!). The remainder of our trip found us in Fell’s Point (full of cobblestone, street performers, and contemporary art galleries and one heck of a nightlife) and Federal Hill (full of really old markets, famous eateries and a really big hill with a cannon from which you get a great view of Downtown Baltimore and the Inner Harbor).
Lucie and I by the cannon atop of Federal Hill!
Hopkins is an amazing University, and Homewood is a beautiful campus. But what many students don’t know is how much the City of Baltimore has to offer. Lucie and I are students at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. And we’re here to help you learn about the city in which we learn. Follow us on Twitter: @JHU_Noah and @JHU_Lucie; and tweet #LearnMoreSeeMoreBMore to tell us what you love about Baltimore when you visit Hopkins!
And as always, if you want to B’More, visit us at: http://www.youtube.com/user/HopkinsVideoBlog#p/u/3/HDV4alBajGM.
Stay tuned for Season Two of “Learn More, See More, B’More”!
GO HOP!
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By JHU_Lucie, October 14, 2011 @ 7:20 PM
You’re the best, Noah!