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meaghanmac91

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  1. I did my undergraduate degree and am seemingly the opposite of you as I am now living in florida near FSU. I LOVED Bellingham and I don't have enough nice things to say about it. I lived off campus for 3/4 years and it was great. I lived off of 32nd Street for a year on the South Campus side of things and then lived in the "Sehome" neighborhood just North of campus on the other side of the Arboretum. Most places to live are nice and the bus system is great. I would avoid living directly off of Samish Way or living a few blocks from it as there is a tiiiinnyy bit of crime/sketchy people that hangout on that road. My best suggestion is to live between 21st and 32nd street on south campus (that's where most apartments are located) or if you wanted to live near downtown between Garden and Indian there are some cool places. The lettered district is nice but you would have to take two buses to get to campus and most people bus as parking is limited. Same with Fairhaven, it's a really cool part of town (my favorite part), and the houses are great, but the buses don't run as often over there. The town is really nice, there are a few breweries (including a couple that have opened since I graduated). My favorite places to hangout at night were the Up and Up which is a beer-only bar attached to a pizzeria (Rudy's), Boundary Bay Brewery (they are a restaurant/brewery and have live music and an outdoor area for the summer). There is also a nice bar called McKays taphouse kind of NE of campus, which I luckily lived right up the street from my junior/senior years. As for outdoor activities, prepare to be overwhelmed! Chuckanut state park is amazing and a 15ish minute drive south of campus. There is hiking, the beach, rock climbing, kayaking in the ocean. Pretty much everything. Mt. Baker is an hour and a half away I believe and there is some great skiing in the winter. WWU has a boathouse on Lake Whatcom and students can rent sailboats/ kite boards/ kayaks for 3 dollars for the whole day, it's wonderful. This list doesn't include the wealth of outdoor recreational areas further outside of Bellingham. Aka Ross Lake/Diablo Lake, Deception Pass, etc. Anyhow, I would be happy to answer more specific questions about where to live and the like.
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