Boston, Massachusetts (Final Assignment)

I ended up extending in Boston for a total of 13 months before I finally got a permanent position at Brigham and Women's! I had 2 weeks to move out of my high rise travel apartment and find a new apartment and furniture to fill it up. I was able to find an apartmen in Quincy, MA called Faxon Commons. I lived there for 1 year and 9 months until I was able to find an apartment in the city. Living in in Quincy was just not the same. While in Quincy we had one of the worst winters with over 70 inches of snow in just a couple of months! Every big snow storm I was inevitably at work and had to drive home in it after working all night! Fun stuff! It got just a little bit easier each time. Once Spring came I was able to begin my aparment search. I looked in Fenway mostly and was thinking about looking in Charlestown when an apartment in Beacon Hill became available. It was tiny, but when I would walk through Beacon Hill while living in Charles River Apartments I would wonder what I would be like to live in Beacon Hill and this was my chance! So I took it! The floors and stairs are uneven but it was just too good to pass up. It is a walk up apartment above a restuarant. I had always wondered what that would be like. I just love the fact that I can walk outside and be right in the middle of everything! If I walk out and turn right I will end up in Goverment Center, Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. If I turn left I end up at  Charles Street, a very cute street with shops and restaurants. I could also jump on the red line and go anywhere else. The Boston Common is pretty much in my backyard if all the other houses and apartments weren't in the way. The streets of Beacon Hill are very steep! A free workout just to go to my car. Parking is like a game. If you come back at the wrong time you could be ridind around for hours looking for a spot or you can come back at just the right time at get a spot right away. Street sweeping is also a tricky. You have to make sure your car is moved or it will get towed. I learned that the hard way! On a positive note, I  have never been better a parallel parking! I also was in a blizzard (Nemo, Feb 2013) which was almost 3 feet of snow! I have never seen anything like it! I had to stay at the hospital because the roads where so bad that I couldn't even get across town. I go to work early on Friday and was finally about to leave Sunday morning!

I have now worked as a permanent staff nurse for 2 and 1/2 years and can't wait to make even more memories here in Boston. Loum has since gotten married and had baby girl in January 2013. Sheila will be getting married in September 2013 and I will be one of the bridesmaids along with Loum.