lexluthr

I did my undergrad at UMaine in English, so if you have any questions about the department or faculty, I'd be happy to answer them! I second all of LunaObscura's comments on housing, and want to emphasize staying away from Orchard Trails and The Grove. They're both bad news bears, and even though all the utilities are included in rent, the apartment quality is pretty bad. If you're hunting for a place in Old Town, I would steer clear of the area immediately surrounding the paper mill, which tends to smell a bit mill-y all the time. If you're looking for housing in Bangor, I would steer clear of 1st-5th streets. That's kind of a sketchy area. Orono and Old Town both have a lot of student housing, but Orono seems a bit quieter to me. You can also find furniture on FirstClass, too. There should be a link between the "housing" and "household items for sale" folders, so if you find one, the other will be right there. The downtown area in Orono is pretty small, but it has some great places to eat (Family Dog & Harvest Moon are my favorites, though Verve and Pat's are both quite popular as well. There's also a great Thai take-out place nearby called Thai Kitchen). There is a great candy/gelato store in Bangor called Specialty Sweets, and downtown Bangor is pretty nice. Most of the coastal towns around (Bar Harbor, Camden, Belfast) are touristy in the summer, but they're still great places to visit year round, and the scenery is beautiful. Just as an aside -- the building that houses the English Department, Neville, tends to have some wonky heating issues in the winter. The same room might be cold one day and hot the next. It's not terrible by any means, but I definitely got into the habit of dressing in layers.

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