The City Life

The city of Boston is many things; educated, old, trendy, diverse, and strong. The atmosphere and life in the city is completely different compared to the life in the rest of the state. The city is the place where we go for birthday celebrations and school field trips, where our parents work and where music festivals and concerts are held. It is full of life and possibility.

The actual city of Boston itself is full of old architecture and new, with a mishmach of disorganized streets and buildings.Boston was founded as early as 1630, which gives the city character, but also has left a somewhat messy layout. Many of these streets, areas, or buildings have significant meaning to the city; the area around Fenway Park is congested and very old, but remains an important part of the city, as well as many other parts.

Boston is also a trendy city, as like many. Majority of the people I see when I am there have a great taste in clothes and are always on the run to their necxt location with some sort of fancy drink in hand.  Looking at the styles and trends of the people around is fun, like people watching. Imagining where the next person is headed, what kind of things they do for a living, and being a clothes fanatic, I am always curious as to where they got their attire.

While Massachusetts is a state full of great schools, Boston has many that are world known, one being Harvard, another being MIT. There are also schools like Boston University, Boston College, and Northeastern that are also incredibly diffciult to get into. This has given Boston a well educated reputation, especially since they are home to the first college in the country.

Living in an area right outside of Boston means that for many occasions, whether it be sweet sixteens, anniversary parties, post graduation celebrations, or anything similar to the above, that you will usually travel into Boston to celebrate. Finding a venue or a good restaurant, taking a walk around the sights, and just enjoying the Boston vibe is always a good time. Or in high school me and my friends would go into the city, stay at my friend's dad's apartment, and explore for the weekend, taking the train from the North End to Cambridge, shopping and eating and living a life different from our own suburban one.

While Boston is a smaller city, and not as famous or well visited as New York or Washington, it remains a great place to be at any given moment. Being in the city is sometimes overwhelming, especially if you are like me and have lived in suburbia for most of your life. But when it comes down to it, I can imagine myself being one of those cool people in their 20's, hustling and bustling in the city at their cool jobs, beginning their new life.