I've immensely enjoyed reading this. That experience was priceless, and I'm glad you didn't shut him down, lol you know you'll remember that guy forever. Unfortunately, this story bursts my dreambubble picture of Jersey as a…
This is a repost from my regular blog here. It documents one particular difficulty I did not anticipate when looking for an apartment in New Jersey. I thought it would be a good introduction for this profile.Or "Cody does not find a suitable apartment""I'm a very religious person. I probably should've told you that on the phone.".: So began a three hour conversation with a potential landlord/roommate. Some background: I start grad…See More
I am a grad student who's working on my PhD in plant biology. I spent five years as an undergraduate at a private baptist university in Texas and enjoyed the experience for the most part, although it'll be nice to experience the East Coast for a change.
This is a repost from my regular blog here. It documents one particular difficulty I did not anticipate when looking for an apartment in New Jersey. I thought it would be a good introduction for this profile.
Or "Cody does not find a suitable apartment"
"I'm a very religious person. I probably should've told you that on the phone."
I hear rumor that there's some decent mexican food near Wharton Forest, where all of the - uhhm - fruit...is being picked.
"Say hello to your mother for me" - is that some kinda Jersey thing? I'm a little hopeless. Thanks for the welcome!! We were going to check out Cape May this weekend, but the weather is a little snotty. Ever seen downtown Haddonfield? It's very nice!
So here I am in Jersey, and there is NO mexican food. It's beautiful here, though! More churches than I had expected. Any new Jersey experiences to share?
I'm a vegetarian bordering on raw-foodist at times, so I'm not a big Taco Bueno fan. When I -did- eat fast food when I was younger, I only liked Taco Bell when it came to insta-xican. Why do you ask?
Ah, you've only lived in Jersey for two months! Fun times.
I've only lived here for about six months - I went to college in Oklahoma. Ever been THERE? Expating to Houston was a sparkling rainbowrhinestonediamondpartytime compared to Oklahoma. ::shudder:: How long have you lived in Jersey! Tell me the cool stuff to do. :)