This is my first post on the blog. I’m moving into Philly soon (probably mid-September) and I start a software dev job near 4th and Spring Garden on August 29th. Before I move in, I’ll be commuting daily from the suburbs by either car or SEPTA.

I spent a lot of time last week in the Northern Liberties area last week, looking at apartments. There’s a lot of new construction in the area, and I’ve settled on a place that’s still in the final stages of being built that’s walking/biking distance from work, though the paperwork isn’t completed yet.

A cousin was also in town last week, so I took him around East Philly — to Reading Terminal Market, the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, and to South Street (we ran out of time for the Art Museum). We also met up with some friends and had some quality beers at Nodding Head.