As some of you may already know, I recently moved to New York, since my girlfriend will be going to graduate school at Sarah Lawrence College starting this fall.  I will continue to work as the College Campaign Coordinator for peta2, though I now work from the Manhattan office (more on that later).

As such, I thought it only appropriate to update you all on my new living situation with this series of photos. 

The basic details you'll need to know before enjoying these images are:  We live in a studio apartment in Bronxville (no relation to The Bronx), since this is where the school is located.  Our apartment is a brief stroll (or a swift bike ride - I sold my Vespa scooter) from the train station, which is how I get into Manhattan each day for work.  I've taken the opportunity to absorb all of the local offerings, including my daily subscription to the New York Times, a fabulous natural foods market down the street, and frequent visits to an awesome local coffee shop called Slave to the Grind. 

Bronxville is a great place to live, since it has everything you would expect an absurdly expensive village to have, so there's no need to go into the city for everything.  At the same time, all of Manhattan's museums, record stores, and amazing restaurants are only a quick train ride away.

That being said, here are some pics:

Our apartment is the one above the garage.  The neighbors in the big house are the landlords, and we are their only tenants.

This is the stairway up to our apartment, adorned with diplomas, caricatures, a lawn gnome, and a clock I made in shop class 8 years ago.

This is the main room, as you enter through the front door.  Above our bed is the tapestry we had printed from a picture of us in Venice.

Different angles of the same room

This is our kitchen, complete with a table we found at Target for $6.24 (seriously)

The bathroom, complete with claw-foot tub

Our rabbit, Bambi, started to get jealous of all the moving we were doing.  So we decided to buy her a new apartment too.

Meghan and I in Bronxville Village

All in all, things are pretty sweet.  I never imagined I'd have so many things accomplished, or that I'd be working in a swanky office in midtown Manhattan by age 24, but life can be surprising sometimes. 

I've managed to simplify things a bit, widdling myself down to only 3 regular bills (rent, cell phone, and wi-fi).  No car (and thus no car insurance), no cable TV, no hassle.  That leaves more money for traveling, renting movies, and good clean fun.  What more could I ask for?