Recent content by GopherNole

Once you get used to the heat and humidity, it's a good place to be and the cost of living is pretty low. It would be nice to have 4 seasons instead of 2 (Hot and Warm). I'm excited about getting to visit Minneapolis a few times a year. My first sports team I ever fell in love with was the...

Mighty Jacksonville, Florida though he spent a year in Iowa City last year so he is used to the cold a little....I realize that Minnesota has a special level of coldness in store for him. He probably looks forward to it after a few months of getting in our car with the inside thermometer reading...

Well, we made the trip to MSP last weekend. We found our son a place in Prospect Park, basically a stone's throw from the football stadium. We took a ride on the Green Line between St. Paul and Minneapolis. He is within walking distance of his department so, all in all, we are happy with his...

Thanks for this. We have booked a trip to Minneapolis on July 8th so we have a few days to try to get the lay of the land. We will check this out

Thanks for the heads-up. He may need to get himself a bike for the "warm" months as was mentioned above.

Was curious if parking was a nightmare? I think he plans on using public transportation.

Thanks for the reponses. I had to pick him up from Iowa this weekend (long story) so he will be in Florida for the summer. He will actually be a graduate student and he is paying the bills (refusing help from mom and dad) so we will be looking for starving student rents...to Nax5 above, how far...

My boy is moving up North to study Audiology at UM-Twin Cities. Anyone have advice on Apartments, neighborhoods around the University, or do most folks live out a ways and take light rail. As you can see, we know precious little about the area. We are going up in June to look around but I though...