After an application fell through, due to not having a cosigner and not being able to get one, I’ve made the decision I’m not moving. I can’t find a landlord willing to take me on as a tenant because I’m a grad student and am tired of searching for something that may not exist. It [...]

Searching for an apartment in Boston is never easy. We have high rents and it is dominated by real estate agents. In places like Chicago, the way you find an apartment is much more causal: you walk around a neighborhood you like, looking for a “Apartment for Rent” sign about a month or so before [...]

While I started off this vacation with a lot of ambition, I eventually scaled back to something more reasonable. More reasonable being: Get back into doing ballet regularly Start attending my Middle Eastern dance class with Najmat Clean and reorganize apartment Fix padding in shamadan Organize computers Complete dissertation proposal’s intro and lit review sections [...]

Among my projects, this has been brewing and has reached advertising point. Shadia is a phenomenal teacher, and in my very brief time studying with her, I think she’s definitely helped improve my dancing. These classes are something I truly believe are a great asset and I strongly encourage dancers in the Boston-area to sign [...]

The rain has been vacillating in Boston between drizzling and blinding rain. The Boston transit system, the MBTA, is shutdown for tomorrow. Luckily, things are safe for now. However, I’m not sure if this is considered the hurricane or not. Share on beboBlog this!Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on favesShare on FriendFeedshare via [...]

In celebration of the 2-year anniversary of The Studio: A Dance Center for Adults, they are offering free classes this weekend. This is where I go to ballet, and I thoroughly recommend them. Everyone is very nice and supportive, the education is good, and the studio is kept in pretty immaculate condition. If you were [...]

July was busy, as will be August. Point by point update: Summer school. I’m in the last week of one of my classes and second to the last week of another. It is, needless to say, a crunch time. I’m glad that I took the classes, but I’m also glad they’re almost over. It will [...]

Fall is already gearing up to be busy, busy, busy. Here is a small sampling of events that I plan on attending: MassRaqs – Sept. 9-11. Workshops by Hadia, Karim Nagi, Katia of Boston, and Meiver, as well as two shows and two panel discussions. I’ve mentioned before I work for this event (many of [...]

We have a heat wave here in Boston, and I have a normal lineup of dance classes. One studio I go to has pretty good air conditioning, the other- not so much. What kind of clothes do you wear to survive the heat while in dance class? I bought a pair of bike shorts last [...]

I talked yesterday with my ballet instructor about getting people to sign up to workshops and commit. With my brief foray into helping workshop and class organization, it is scary and difficult work (and I don’t even have money on the line for what I’ve helped organize). It seems like we’re met with the some [...]