Urban Place

I’m a male senior right now in high school and plan on moving to Boston after high school.
I have narrowed the choices of three possible neighborhoods to live in:
1. Chinatown – I mainly want to move here because I am in love with Asian culture (and women too, lol) I basically live on Japanese Anime & Manga (I have heard that a large number of Japanese leaving there) I love Chinese food and It just looks like a fun place to live.
2. Fenway – I have been around here when I was visiting a college there, although I am not planning on going to that college anymore (or any for that matter) It still looks like a lively place to live.
3. North End – I don’t really know alot about this neighborhood except for the fact that that it has approximately 100 eating establishments and I love food.
I love film and I am working hard to become a Film Director.
I also want to live in a place where they have/or are near alot of urban apparel stores too.
So I want to know, of the 3 neighborhoods which is cheaper and a better place to live in? If you can, list the pros and and cons of each neighborhood too?

Chinatown is probably the most affordable, but it’s not inexpensive either. I have a couple of suggestions. Jobs are tight here. If you really want to live here start lining up possibilities now. Just exploring, for now. It’s difficult to find a 1 br. apartment for under $1100. Look into getting a roommate. If you really want to live and work here, your best bet is to plan ahead.

I was accepted into a teaching fellowship and placed as a special ed teacher. I knew nothing about special ed at the time and had no opinions on it. After doing this for four years, I now am passionate about the education of students with special needs, especially those in urban areas (which already has it’s own set of issues to begin with). Even though my enthusiasm for classroom teaching is beginning to wane, I still want to do something that deals with helping people with disabilities at some level. Please share how you entered this profession.

Like you, I was drawn into special ed because I couldn’t get a job in my chosen subject, PE. I had never even heard of special ed and suddenly I was teaching it. I became passionate and tried to learn everything I could to help these kids out. I ended up teaching children with emotional disturbance because I am an abuse survivor myself and had emotional problems in school, so I really knew what was going on with them.

Like you, I burned out after 14 years and so I began studying behavior analysis. I completely fell in love with it and now have been a behavior analyst for a school district for 8 years.

This is a young field on the rise and fascinating. You may want to look into it. The University of South Florida has the program, as well as others. You can even do it online while teaching, though you will need supervision when you begin working in the field.

Other very good fields are physical therapy and speech language pathology, where you help but don’t teach. Teaching is the hardest field and can and will burn you out.

Has anyone ever eaten Hamburger Helper and not gotten the shits after wards I’m thinking this is an urban myth, but I’d like to know if anyone seriously has eaten Hamburger Helper and NOT gotten the shits from it after wards A few of us are interested in this outcome, since a small dare has been placed as a wager on this theory.
hamburger used was 93 perent fat free.

Would not touch this crap with a 10 foot pole !

I want to move to a place with lots of work for an Urban Planner.
I realize the boom will probably slow down or disappear temporarily during the global recession but if it’s strong now than it may resume after the recession has passed.

Don’t come to Miami looking for work. There isn’t even enough for the people we already have.

like a place to take a shower after jogging during lunch breaks…?
What do you think…? Have any ideas…?

Yuck – A perfect opportunity to have sexual harassment and abuse.

This is what gyms are for… Some people join a gym and use it in the middle of the day just as you are saying – but the gyms are safer and monitored. people must be members in order to use the facilities.

In the USA its such a problem. Large cities in Canada don’t have a million suburbs like the usa does.

Some cities themselves in the USA don’t even have an urban feel – like Atlanta, Houston, Phoenix, etc. They might have some vibrant points but the housing development is suburban all across in those places.

BQ – Are you tired of lame, talentless rock bands and rap crap dominating music? Here’s something you couldn’t forget after one hour – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1xrNaTO1bI

Rather, and
BQ – Yes.

I am hoping to pursue graduate studies after I receive my bachelor’s degree this December. After researching universities, and getting feedback from other people in my field of study (urban planning), it appears that Florida Atlantic University is a good choice (I currently live in Texas)

So I am wondering: What are some affordable places to live in Palm Beach, Broward, or Dade Counties that have many things to do regarding outdoor activities, places to eat, etc.?

Also, if anyone can recommend some places to eat or shop, that would be a plus.

Well in broward county miramar, pembroke pines, and davie, also fau has a campus in davie. So you wouldn’t be too far from school but in any of those cities you would be close to tons of shopping like the sawgrass mills mall, pembroke lakes mall, also the hard rock hotel and casino. Miramar is an up and coming area too. But i definitely say try to visit first and see how you like it. I would say don’t go to far down into miami maybe aventura, miami lakes thats it the more you go south in miami the more congestion and crazy driving, it be like going to a third world country!

Supposedly a bowl of peanuts left on a bar were tested and there were traces found of urine from several people, did this survey ever take place or is it an urban myth, kinda puts you off nibbling the peanuts doesn’t it? Don’t know about guys but plenty of women don’t wash their hands after going to the loo, yuk

Its not an urban myth its true go into any bar where there are plates of nuts and you will find them contaminated. I have never eaten peanuts in this way for that reason.

Its not just that though I watched an Oprah Winfrey show where she had sent people out to do tests on all sorts of things, pocket change , childrens play area, cash in department store tills, cinema seats. The results of this certainly made me think twice about eating anywhere other than home again without washing my hands !! It was pretty awful and as that was some years ago it still sticks in my mind today.

It is true if you use a public toilet and watch how many go in and out with out washing hands I think they are disgusting !!

He races after the car to warn the driver. The driver thinks it is the truckdriver that is the problem. Finally the car pulls over in a public place and the intruder runs away.

It happened in Toothfairy, Oklahoma, in 1977

I live in an urban area, and my price range is $100-$400. I don’t think that places like Target or Wal-Mart or Sears would have something of quality or would be able to give me the costumer service after the fact. So where should I look to find a moderately priced, quality machine.

You can get them at places like sears, bed bath and beyond, williams sonoma, sur la table or online from places like amazon.

I recommend a PUMP style with at least 10-15 "bars" of pressure.
Good brands are krups, gaggia, nespresso and belive it or not di longhi.

If you check out amazon, you can find good pics, product descritions, customer reviews. Find one you like, then search the net for the best price. I’m using a krups espresso novo right now and like it alot.

150-400 is a very good price range to be in