College night at the aquarium

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Last Wednesday, October 8, was college night at the New England Aquarium, and it was free, so Huan and I decided to go. It is annual event, for which all college and graduate students are eligible as long as they bring their college IDs. It included admission into the entire aquarium, plus admission to an IMAX 3-d movie.

We arrived at the aquarium before sunset, and there was already a long line (it started at 5:30). There was a DJ from a popular radio station in Boston there, and lots of loud college kids. Once we got into the aquarium, we had to fight the masses of teens and 20-somethings to get around, all of them with cameras in hand, and flashes were going off everywhere.

We saw penguins, a multitude of different kinds of fish, jellyfish, sea horses, sea anemones, sharks, turtles, and other fauna. It was a small but still impressive aquarium.

After exploring the aquarium until our hearts' content, we made our way to the movie theatre, where we saw the movie Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk. The theatre was packed, and it smelled like popcorn, m&m's, and liquor (I think some of the kids decided to have happy hour before showing up).

The IMAX presentation, though it made me a little dizzy and nauseous, was incredible. It was a first for me, so I had no idea what to expect. Things literally seem like they are jumping off the screen. If you ever get a chance to see an IMAX in 3-d, I recommend taking it.