And I've never been to Boston in the fall!
Boston actually kind of skipped fall this year. It went from being shorts weather to being coat weather over a couple of days. The leaves seem to be kind of just hanging around eyeing each other nervously to see when to make a break for it.
Life in the real world with a job takes up a lot of time. Having spent so long in academia--where my ability to learn things quickly and expound eloquently sheltered me from normal people's time constraints and the necessity for good time management--I... I never knew. An 8 hour work day with a 30-minute commute each way, plus an hour-long taekwondo class, and there's not much time anymore during the week. When I try to have a social life, or there are other things going on (like, say, apartment-hunting) over top of that, there's even less. I wonder how normal people do it.
My current place, although very nice, will no longer be available because the owners are having a baby soon and have a parent moving in to help. But I knew it would only be a short-term lease when I moved in. My work commute is about 30 minutes in the morning, which isn't bad, but I'd rather be somewhere a bit closer.
Pictures of my room in the old place:
I'm moving tomorrow to a house near Harvard Square; specifically, it's less than a 10 minute walk to the west. From there, I can catch the bus to work without having to get on the subway first. The house is reasonably remodeled but still charming and old. It has three roommates and a tiny, winding staircase. The kitchen and bathroom are on different floors. I live on the bathroom floor in a room with two slightly slanted walls. I'll be paying $600/month plus $40-100 in utilities-- about $175 less than I'm paying now.
Life in the real world with a job takes up a lot of time. Having spent so long in academia--where my ability to learn things quickly and expound eloquently sheltered me from normal people's time constraints and the necessity for good time management--I... I never knew. An 8 hour work day with a 30-minute commute each way, plus an hour-long taekwondo class, and there's not much time anymore during the week. When I try to have a social life, or there are other things going on (like, say, apartment-hunting) over top of that, there's even less. I wonder how normal people do it.
My current place, although very nice, will no longer be available because the owners are having a baby soon and have a parent moving in to help. But I knew it would only be a short-term lease when I moved in. My work commute is about 30 minutes in the morning, which isn't bad, but I'd rather be somewhere a bit closer.
Pictures of my room in the old place:
I'm moving tomorrow to a house near Harvard Square; specifically, it's less than a 10 minute walk to the west. From there, I can catch the bus to work without having to get on the subway first. The house is reasonably remodeled but still charming and old. It has three roommates and a tiny, winding staircase. The kitchen and bathroom are on different floors. I live on the bathroom floor in a room with two slightly slanted walls. I'll be paying $600/month plus $40-100 in utilities-- about $175 less than I'm paying now.