My Sweet New House

This year, my second at DePauw, I am renting a different house from the house I rented last year. Last year I rented from a faculty member who was on sabbatical in Guatemala. He returned from his adventures abroad, so this year I am renting from a faculty member who will be on sabbatical in Germany.  I thought I could never love any house as much as I loved my teensy little house last year: it was so small, just right for one person all alone, and steps away (literally) from campus. But now I love my new house just as much.

It's a bigger house, with a wonderful front porch with a swing on it.

It has beautiful original woodwork, lovingly restored.

My room upstairs is extremely cozy, with a bed tucked in a corner with cross ventilation from two windows. I sleep under a German-style duvet, or what I call a "puff."  It is so comfortable that it's hard to get out of bed in the morning. Of course, Ruby, my stuffed jackrabbit puppet, sleeps with me.

This house is several blocks from campus, in a neighborhood filled with DePauw faculty.  Best of all, Julia, whose house this is, and her darling little boy, Alex, aren't leaving for Germany until October, so I have had the joy of making two wonderful new friends. It is so lovely to sit on the porch with them after work, as Alex eats a Popsicle, and we all share stories of our days at work and school. I will miss them desperately when they depart in another few weeks.

Year two is looking pretty good so far!