In case anyone was under the impression that I'm being dramatic about how un-hip Princeton is for young, single people, now they've published an article about it here.
One of my favorite lines: "'They perceive Princeton as not a great place to be as a single,' Mr. Kehrt said, but rather as a town for families."
The "they" he's referring to is me.
I had breakfast with a woman this morning (about joining her book group full of middle-aged moms of teenagers) and she mentioned this article and was actually surprised that I had decided to move here on my own. She confirmed my suspicion that Princeton really isn't a "college town" in the sense that the students don't really effect the downtown and the businesses, they kind of keep to campus and have all of their fun in NYC or Philly (just like everyone else). They don't live off campus, they can't afford to shop or eat downtown so there isn't really a sense of their having a lot of influence in the area. I guess I was hoping for more of a Northampton or Ithaca feel to the place (I knew it wasn't going to be Cambridge), but really it's a wealthy suburb.
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oh man! i'm so sorry, bethy. move back to mass or move to minnie NOW! :)
It seems like you and Ann both had to go where the jobs were but found yourself in towns you aren't loving. Between a rock and a hard place, you are.
I was fun to see your Sacco's bowling night picture. I've bowled there, too. I think candlepin is a lot harder than regular bowling.
Looking forward to seeing you during your visit to MN.
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