Wednesday, 27. September 2006
my new home
i am under pressure for posting some pictures of my home... so here you go.
i live at 26 highland street in waltham, which is part of greater boston and if you just turn left to the prospect street where many latinoamericanos live and where i had my hair-cut at a dominican (as far as i remember... ) hairdresser's and then reach the main street, it goes all the way directly to watertown and cambridge without any place which would mark the end of one neighborhood and the start of another. actually, if you go up the hill near the maths department (the brandeis campus is on the other way from highland street on the south street), you could see the boston skyline. it's 20 minutes by bus or commuter rail or car to downtown.
highland street is mainly wooden houses. even the condominiums are wooden and not cement. ours is a two-family house which means that it is has two appartments or two houses attached to one another. our appartment has two floors, the first one being a kitchen, a dining room and the living room which are all connected (no doors, i like it!), the second one - three bedrooms and the bathroom.
i live here with two friends - john from ghana who found this place for us and arto from istanbul who is actually armenian.
my room is the smallest one, but at least it was furnished when i got in. and the pictures on the walls make it cozy. dozens of smiling friendly faces... from vilnius, santaka, greece, bologna, miami and boston. unfortunately, like in italy, again no nice view from the window... and no sun or moon... just another house. i should first come and look my room in the "eyes" next time before signing the lease... and i have been thinking about moving to cambridge, but i feel so homish here that i'm hesitating... i love cambridge that much. but i also feel at home here already and i don't feel like leaving mi companeros di cuarto.
in the basement which has a separate entrance, separate kitchen and separate life all in all lives vimal, he is from india and has been here for quite a while. he brought us some cookies yesterday and hepled to arrange the internet when "comcast" guys did their worst. we also have a small yard and a terace but we don't use it as the doors to it is broken and the landlord (who is definitely of italian descent) has not fixed it yet.
(this is not my house:))
so, postcards and letters very are welcome at:
26 Highland street,
Waltham, MA 02453-3441,
the United States of America
i live at 26 highland street in waltham, which is part of greater boston and if you just turn left to the prospect street where many latinoamericanos live and where i had my hair-cut at a dominican (as far as i remember... ) hairdresser's and then reach the main street, it goes all the way directly to watertown and cambridge without any place which would mark the end of one neighborhood and the start of another. actually, if you go up the hill near the maths department (the brandeis campus is on the other way from highland street on the south street), you could see the boston skyline. it's 20 minutes by bus or commuter rail or car to downtown.
highland street is mainly wooden houses. even the condominiums are wooden and not cement. ours is a two-family house which means that it is has two appartments or two houses attached to one another. our appartment has two floors, the first one being a kitchen, a dining room and the living room which are all connected (no doors, i like it!), the second one - three bedrooms and the bathroom.
i live here with two friends - john from ghana who found this place for us and arto from istanbul who is actually armenian.
my room is the smallest one, but at least it was furnished when i got in. and the pictures on the walls make it cozy. dozens of smiling friendly faces... from vilnius, santaka, greece, bologna, miami and boston. unfortunately, like in italy, again no nice view from the window... and no sun or moon... just another house. i should first come and look my room in the "eyes" next time before signing the lease... and i have been thinking about moving to cambridge, but i feel so homish here that i'm hesitating... i love cambridge that much. but i also feel at home here already and i don't feel like leaving mi companeros di cuarto.
in the basement which has a separate entrance, separate kitchen and separate life all in all lives vimal, he is from india and has been here for quite a while. he brought us some cookies yesterday and hepled to arrange the internet when "comcast" guys did their worst. we also have a small yard and a terace but we don't use it as the doors to it is broken and the landlord (who is definitely of italian descent) has not fixed it yet.
(this is not my house:))
so, postcards and letters very are welcome at:
26 Highland street,
Waltham, MA 02453-3441,
the United States of America
jusionyte, 01:55h
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seim,
Friday, 29. September 2006, 21:17
Hello
One white wine please... ;-)
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fireboy,
Thursday, 5. October 2006, 17:50
I am missing a big Lithuanian flag on your porch.. Show the world who is who :)
All in all, looks not quite as bad as it could.. Not bad at all!
All in all, looks not quite as bad as it could.. Not bad at all!
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jusionyte,
Monday, 9. October 2006, 01:10
actually, i do have a big lithuanian flag... just i haven't decided where to put it yet...
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