Having spent years on the Wellesley campus, I (foolishly) thought I had seen every nook and cranny of this campus. From the underground tunnels to watching the sunset from rooftops, I thought I had explored every part of this campus to vary degrees.
This week, I found another little gem scattered around campus– The Paw Paw plant.
Located at various sites around campus, it’s a tropical fruit tree that, strangely enough, thrives in our environment! My friend, Louisa, did a harvest-and-taste session, and I happened to be free during that time, so I got to pick a few pawpaws myself and sample ones she had picked earlier to make sure they were ripe and ready.
They had the texture of pudding/a ripe mango, but the taste was somewhat like a cantaloupe-pineapple-mango hybrid. Bottom line- it was a delicious and sweet treat, and I’m so happy I’m still finding small surprises like this on a campus that I thought I knew like the back of my hand!