Everyone with a huge appetite would love to live in the type of neighborhood I reside in. I live in the Juniata section of the city; it’s very diverse and well-populated. This area is surrounded by many stores and shops that are never empty. I’ve been living in this neighborhood for the past year and a half with a very comfortable feeling about not moving.
I have a very convenient location as well. Now I really relate to the saying, “Location, location, location,” because I live down the street from a bus stop and the Market-Frankford line is three blocks away. I can get downtown in no time as well as to my service site. I hardly have any problems with getting to work late thanks to the transportation that’s available.
Hunger is never an issue with me thanks to all the stores around. My block has a grocery store on one corner and a Chinese store on the opposite corner. I hardly go to either one of the places, but it’s nice that they’re around just in case I get a little hungry. Every morning, I get breakfast from the best place to go on weekdays, WaWa, of course. People always ask me where did I find a WaWa at and I always reply “from home,” Hardly anyone believes me when I say there’s one down the street from my house. When it’s time to go grocery shopping, there’s a Save-A-Lot on the next block over that I go to a lot just because the prices are so good. Being so close to so much food hasn’t taken a toll on my weight, yet I’m glad I don’t have to go to far to get it.
Juniata is a lot different from Olney, the neighborhood I grew up with, in many different ways I’m thankful for. When I was coming up, there really weren’t that many things close by. My friends and I were walkers and distances between places weren’t a problem for us at all. Now that I’m older, places need to be closer and I live in the ideal neighborhood and don’t want to move any time soon.
Chris W., 19, corps member, WolfBlock team at Creighton K-8
Monday, February 23, 2009
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