Journey to Princeton University: Weather, Tickets, and Experiences

Travelers must remember to buy tickets to Princeton University, not just Princeton Junction, to avoid unexpected fees.

### Journey to Princeton University: Weather, Travel, and Grammarly Insights
* 🌧 The day began with rain and a temperature of **61 degrees Fahrenheit**, prompting the purchase of **expensive $20 umbrellas** from CVS due to a lack of water at the station.
* 🚆 The journey to Princeton University was expected to take about **1 hour and 35 minutes** by train, but driving could reduce the time to **1 hour and 8 minutes**, albeit at a cost of **$200 for an Uber ride**.
* 🧥 A sudden cold snap led to borrowing a jacket, as the weather unexpectedly turned **chilly in summer**, with forecasts predicting **heavy rain later in the day**.
* 🎟 After purchasing round-trip train tickets for **$64**, they realized their tickets only covered travel to **Princeton Junction**, not directly to **Princeton University**, necessitating an **additional ticket purchase**.
* 📚 The narrator shared their experience with Grammarly, highlighting its usefulness in **transitioning from British to American English** and its role in **improving academic writing** and maintaining **low plagiarism rates**.
* 🚍 Upon arrival, they noted the unique golf cart culture at Princeton, where residents often use golf carts for transportation, creating a **distinct atmosphere reminiscent of European universities**.
* 🏫 The university's architecture, particularly Whitman College, sparked reflections on the **influence of wealthy donors** in Ivy League admissions, emphasizing the **beauty and prestige** of the campus.

That was so fast! And friends, we are out of water at this point, and there's no shop to buy water at this station. This video is brought to you by Grammarly. Yeah, today it's again a rainy day, and it's 61 degrees Fahrenheit.

So we bought umbrellas here for 20 dollars each from CVS. They are too expensive! 20 dollars each... I can handle the umbrellas... I mean, I'm going to... I might need this one. If we don't use them, we will return them.

We are on the way to Princeton University, but it's going to take 1 hour and 35 minutes? Only? - Looks like it. - Yeah, that is pretty short. Yesterday it was saying something different. But, if we leave now, then...

this time... but if we take a drive... if we drive, then only one hour and eight minutes. But it would cost like 200 dollars one way. - 200 dollars for an Uber? - Uh-huh. - Oh my God! It is cold!

It's very cold... (saying in Hindi) So, crossing Times Square, we are all set to go to Princeton University. And the weather is 61 degrees Fahrenheit today. I wish I had checked the forecast today before coming. Since I didn't check, I had to borrow Katie's jacket.

I didn't know that it would suddenly be cold in the summer here! It rained heavily yesterday. And today also, the forecast is that it's going to rain heavily around 12 to 2 p.m. I hope the rain is less so that I can shoot as much as possible.

at Princeton University. Oh! We have to wear masks even if we are vaccinated! I can give you my card. -Oh! Perfect. -I think we should use that scanner... So what's the route? Two stops to Penn Station.

and Penn Station is one of the main stations from where you can take a train to New Jersey, right? -Penn Station to New Jersey? -Yeah, it's like an airport. Because it has so many trains coming from all these different states.

There's a man sleeping. So that shows the city that never sleeps actually sleeps! New Jersey Amtrak train! Ahh... I think we have to buy tickets! So since the British colonized... So this is the route of Penn Station. So since the British colonized

NY, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and also Washington, D.C., so you can travel to Washington, D.C. or Boston within 1 to 3 hours. You can travel everywhere. So that's the best part of this Penn Station and this is the route of Amtrak, right?

-Yeah, Uh-huh. -Amtrak trains. Awesome. Thank you! Oh! Someone dropped a phone... -Thought there'd be chargers... I think there is a bathroom though... Did you see it? Yeah, there is a bathroom but no chargers.

No outlets here. So we bought a round-trip ticket. That means there are two tickets. Uh... I mean NY to Princeton University and Princeton back to NYC. So... It costed around 64 dollars for both of us. Which means per person, each way will be 16 dollars.

No Wi-Fi though... Oh no! They're asking for the tickets. Oh oh! So that's the evidence that we bought the tickets! And they kept our tickets. So don't you think New York's weather and New Jersey's weather

is like London's weather? Because we saw yesterday's forecast was that it's going to rain at a probability of 80%... all day. And it's not raining at all. Um... Well, I've never been to London, but...

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You can go way back...like it's at the subway in there... (audio not clear) -Thank you! It's quite big. This is really huge. I am Shubham. I study at Stevens, majoring in Computer Science.

And... yeah, you have been great, your channel has been great! And it's been a pleasure running into you! -Thank you! Is Stevens in Jersey, where you are going? Uh... I am not going to Jersey. I am coming from Jersey.

Stevens is in Hoboken. I stay in Jersey City. Okay... You are going to... We are meeting friends in Trenton, I guess? -Trenton! I haven't heard of that place... But I thought this train was going to Jersey.

Nice meeting you! So we came from Manhattan to Penn Station,
and then crossing the bridge, we are currently in Jersey. I think it will take around one more hour
to reach Princeton University, which is... Where is it?
I can't find it.

Princeton...
Oh wow! It's so far! So finally, Princeton Junction.
We have to take one more train to the university. Right there. That was so fast! And friends, we are out of water
at this point, and there's no shop to
buy water at this station.

It's crazy, man! There was a shop in India, in the UK.
But in New Jersey, unfortunately not! In India, you're saying you can
buy water at the train stations? Yeah, even inside the train
you can buy...

here... You know,
there's no such place. The only store here
is closed. So we just figured out that
we're on this train without a ticket. So... this ticket right here, it says that
it's only valid to Princeton Junction,

not to Princeton University. So... Now they're saying, "You have to
go there and buy the ticket again and then show it to me." So this train isn't free for me...
We will have to buy the ticket again. So hey, if you're going from NYC
to Princeton University, remember

to buy tickets to Princeton.
Not for Princeton Junction. And with that, the shuttle
will be included. Getting a lot of *Jab We Met* vibes
traveling without a ticket. -What vibes?
-Yeah, there's a movie called *Jab We Met*...

-Ohhh! I've heard of the movie... -It's really famous... It's like one of the most famous... You've heard of it!? Yeah, I think so. My friend from India in high school mentioned it! -Any two... Doesn't matter... -Any two? Okay... Thank you!

There's a receipt if you want. -Thank you. -Yeah, they work in any direction... That's not a big deal. -Thank you so much! -Thank you, sir! This is... right, we are at the train station. The train route ends here.

Also, bike parking ends here. So this is the whole city and the university. It's so big!! Yeah, so I got third place in a national poetry competition in high school run by Princeton, and I got to meet some of the professors...

...and they gave us a campus tour and I got to give a poetry reading at this bookstore... And that was seven years ago. And it's my first time back since then. So I'm excited! -Nice! -That's also when I got this t-shirt!

-Ohh!! So this town also has a golf cart culture. People go from one place to another via golf cart. And you will find golf cart parking everywhere. Just like right there... Right in front of that building.

So welcome to Princeton University... and this university is already giving me a lot of Oxford University vibes. It feels like the Europeans came and colonized this university as well. But that's not true because this building is Whitman College. So this is actually a residential college.

which means students live here. And this was built just 6-10 years ago, I think by the CEO of eBay. So this is not colonized by Europeans. And it's actually very common for rich people like eBay's CEO to donate

millions of dollars to Ivy League schools. Because the benefit is that their kids can easily get into these institutions after donating millions of dollars. And it is so so beautiful! -Right? -Yeah!

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Travel to Princeton University: Initial Preparations and Challenges

Lack of water and absence of shops at the starting station.

Expensive umbrella purchase and plan to return them if unused.

Travel time to Princeton University estimated at 1 hour 35 minutes by public transport, or 1 hour 8 minutes by car (expensive Uber option).

Cold weather and unexpected need for jackets.

Times Square crossing en route to Princeton, with a temperature of 61°F.

Journey to Princeton: Transportation and Observations

Mask requirement at Princeton University, even for vaccinated individuals.

Discussion of Penn Station's role as a major transportation hub for trains to New Jersey.

Observations about Penn Station, including a sleeping person and the purchase of train tickets.

Description of Amtrak train routes and travel times to various destinations.

Travel to Princeton: Ticket Purchase and Weather Comparisons

Round-trip train ticket cost and per-person breakdown.

Comparison of New York/New Jersey weather to London's weather.

Back-to-school sale announcement for Grammarly.

Highlighting Grammarly's benefits for improving writing skills, particularly in transitioning between English variations.

Personal experience using Grammarly for academic writing and plagiarism checks.

Promotion of Grammarly premium trial with a discount code.

Encounter at Princeton Junction and Arrival at Princeton University

Brief interaction with a student from Stevens Institute of Technology.

Clarification on the travel destination and discussion about Trenton.

Journey from Manhattan to Jersey and approaching Princeton University.

Arrival at Princeton Junction and need for another train to the university.

Discussion about the lack of shops at the station and comparison with other countries.

Ticket Issue and Resolution at Princeton Junction

Realization that the ticket was only valid to Princeton Junction, not the university.

Advice for travelers to buy tickets to Princeton, not Princeton Junction.

Purchasing new tickets and interaction with ticket personnel.

Arrival at Princeton University and Campus Exploration

Arrival at the train station and end of the train route.

Personal connection to Princeton University due to a past poetry competition.

Observation of golf cart culture on campus.

Initial impressions of Princeton University architecture and comparison to Oxford.

Information about Whitman College, its recent construction, and funding from a wealthy donor.