Wow, what timing. In three days, I’ll actually be moving out of Nederland. Neapolitan’s closed, plus I miss friends and family, and it’s easier to support myself in Missouri than in Colorado.

I’d still encourage you to move there, though! I lived in Denver first and found it overwhelming. Then again, I lived a block off Colfax in Capitol Hill.

I don’t think you’d want to live in Ned and work in Denver, but a lot of Ned residents work in Boulder, which is about 20-30 minutes away by bus or car. Personally, I get really nauseous coming down the mountain—that’s one consideration you don’t want to leave out.

I’d been living in a room for rent, which worked out quite well. I had 3 roommates in the house and two more downstairs. There aren’t a lot of apartments, but I’ve seen a few open up temporarily. There are several places to check for available ones, including B&F (the grocery store), the laundromat, Happy Trails (coffeeshop in a train car), or the bulletin board at Backcountry (a pizza place).

If you’d like to e-mail me at butterfly_peace@yahoo.com, I’d be happy to give you my ex-landlord’s name and number. The other roommate on the bottom floor is moving at the end of March, so you should have a good shot at getting in to the house. Rent was $375 + utilities, usually around $125/mo.

Good luck with whatever you do! Nederland is a beautiful town and I hope you’ll be very happy there.