Catchupingly yours

[burrito19]

I think I'm finally in the state of mind where I can sit down and write about the week that was. I've been significantly tired (insomnia, hours upon hours of driving, and anxiety will do that, I s'pose) and in no mood to do anything but sit on my couch and stare at the TV with a review book open in my lap.

First things first:
-Remember applicant

Comments

[smoemeth]

Too bad Baystate ended up sucking ass ... the Northampton area is really great.

Is Dartmouth's hospital so huge because it's the only one in the entire state or something?

[burrito19]

Pretty much; they have the only Level III (highest) NICU in NH. I'm sure they're the 'only ones' in a bunch of other things outside of peds, too. They cover a ginormous referral area.

[fes42]

Okay finally I am back. I am trying to figure out how to tell you what I went through while living up in (as I like to call it) Hangover. This will not be a glowing report

[burrito19]

I ate dinner at Everything But Anchovies and it wasn't bad. But I see what you're saying about the "lack of activities" to do. I have a feeling it would be a nice place to raise a family - quiet, rural-ish area. But seeing as how my husband and I are kidless, I'd like to be within spitting distance of something to do. At least it was in Red Sox Nation, I s'pose.

Thanks for all your feedback on Hanover!

[fes42]

Baystate is in Springfield which is a good half hour and miles and miles further away from Northampton. (Family in western MA too!)

[smoemeth]

I go to Northampton all the time (at least once a month, if not more often). Springfield is only 20 miles away from Noho. I know lots of people who work in Springfield but live in Easthampton/Northampton. Granted I used to have a 100-mile (one way) daily commute so my impression of such things might be slightly skewed, but I don't think 20-25 minutes is too far to go for work if it means you can live in a cool town.

[fes42]

Ah - see my commute is 1.5 miles. And I've had family at Baystate it's a hard hospital to visit. And I lived in Chicopee and went to UMASS Amherst one summer that commute was 45 min each way and LONG.