red hook

yesterday, ted and i went for a cloudy walk around our new neighborhood. in our last go-round in brooklyn we lived on the edge of park slope, more like gowanus if we're being honest, and coming back we knew we wanted a change of scenery. we couldn't afford fort greene, couldn't find anything we liked in clinton hill, but got lucky with red hook. i taught here from 2004-2007, and watched the neighborhood change--a bakery here and a fairway there, but i wasn't quite prepared for the boutique stores, wine shops and ikea that i found when i came back. even with all the new shops and restaurants, red hook is still very much red hook. without a train nearby, things move at a slower pace and our apartment is as quiet as the one we shared in iowa city. the downside is that our cellphones rarely hold a call longer than 5 minutes, and there is a little hike to the train, but in my opinion the pros outweigh the cons. i'm excited to explore the new shops, try the restaurants and eat my weight in swedish meatballs.

Comments

[Nancy]

It must be quite shocking to back in Brooklyn. I'm glad to see you are settling in nicely. Enjoy the rest of the summer.
Here, I'm looking forward to the end though perhaps if we could take a vacation I would feel differently.