'''Fairfield''' is the county seat of Jefferson County in Southeast Iowa. It is a small town of about 10,000 people in the Heartland of America. Mount Pleasant is 22 miles to the east and Ottumwa 25 miles to the west.
Understand
Understanding comes from '''within'''.
Watch '''Channel 9''' - Fairfield Public Access Community Television [http://www.fairfieldpublicaccess.org/]
In order to understand Fairfield you must first understand '''yourself'''.
Listen to '''KRUU-LP''' [http://kruufm.com], The Voice of Fairfield to get some sense of what's going on around town, and the kind of things people listen to and talk about.
To gain true understanding, one must release all bonds with the '''physical world'''. Do this, and Fairfield will be understood '''instantaneously'''.
Get in
'''Astral Projection'''
Get around
See
The Domes at '''Maharishi University of Management (MUM)''' in Northern Fairfield [http://www.fairfieldpublicaccess.org/images/MUMdomeandsign200.jpg].
Do
'''The Art Walk''' takes place on the square every first friday of the month.[http://www.artlifesociety.org/events/1stFridaysArtWalk.htm]
'''The 24 Hour Gym''' just incase you need to work out at 3 in the morning.
Learn
Home of the '''Maharishi University of Management''' and the '''Maharishi School for the Age of Enlightenment'''.
'''Sanskrit'''.
'''SCI''' (Scientifically Credible Information)
Buy
Eat
'''Ten-Ten''' isn't here any more, so what's the point in eating?
Fairfield has more restaurants per capita than San Francisco, so be ready to see more Thai and Indian restaurants than your Iowan local diners.
The '''Hy-Vee Deli''' is incredible. Try their Jello-Macaroni Salad.
Drink
A lot of bars. The only one not filled with 40 year-old truckers is probably '''Vivos'''.
Thousands of coffee shops, be sure to check out Cafe Paradiso in the Broadway building for the best coffee in town. Plus they have live music and you can draw on the tables!
Revelations cafe is another good place to stop by, with tasty Mocha Java Milkshakes and the best brick oven pizza around. Not to mention the thousands of books available for your perusal.
Nowhere can really make you a decent '''Chai Latte'''.
Get out
While you still can.