Rascal Flatts, Olivia Newton John and John Travolta in Grease, and Lil’ Rob all sang about it. To me, the Terrace at Wisconsin’s Memorial Union is the absolute best place to experience it. What am I talking about you ask?

 Summer nights of course. While in college, I spent the summers after my freshmen, sophomore and junior years in Madison (after graduation moved directly to California). I could not even begin to count how many summer nights I spent at the Terrace. Hanging out with friends, eating ice cream, and when I was old enough consuming this…

Yes that is correct, you are looking at beer. Wisconsin’s Student Union serves beer. Did your school’s union do that ? There are a wide variety of beers to choose from, and they come in these awesome pitchers! As you can see…

It can get pretty crowded on a summer night.

For me, the Terrace is not all about eating and drinking. It has played a pivotal role in where I am today. It might surprised you, but my degree from Wisconsin is not in photography or anything related to food. I majored in Personal Finance ( I was planning on getting my CFP and being a financial planner), well things change and as I entered my senior year I realized that is not the career path that I wanted to pursue. I had always been into photography and took a chance with my work and submitted it for an art show at the Union. I got a show ,started selling some of my work, and the next thing I knew, I was moving to California to go to photography school. Here is an example of some of the terrace stuff that was in the show. So with out those summer nights..

I would not be following my passion to eat my way around the globe and make you hungry. The Terrace will always be a special place to me and I hope that one day you get the chance to visit and see it for yourself.