Nancy--
I'm glad I could help with your question.
I live in the Pocono Mountains in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States.
http://www.infoplease.com/states.html
Pennsylvania is one of the light blue states on the eastern seaboard.
New York City is about an hour and a half away by bus--providing there are no traffic jams. Then the trip can take as long as four hours.
Yesterday I had a white tailed deer outside my window, eating my bushes.
http://images.google.com/images?q=white+tailed+deer&hl=en
I have seen bear from my windows--but not recently.
When will your university term end?