You know, with all the sarcasm and people being down on the city and everything, this just so- I don’t know, nice – phillylovesteachers.blogspot.com
Hello teachers! I’m super excited to help everyone from Indiana get a feel for Philadelphia in preparation for this summer’s NEA conference. I love living in this city, and I know you’re going to have a great time here on your visit.
I like to think of Philly as a “small” big city. Unlike New York and Chicago, where business and industry can seem to loom over people on the street, Philadelphia was planned and built– and continues to be developed– on a human scale. Market Street is our major skyscraper, business-y street, but walk two blocks north or south, and the hustle and bustle gives way to trees, browstone houses, boutique shops, TONS of restaurants, and moms with strollers (that would be me!). Philadelphia is all about its neighborhoods, and the regular, everyday people who live here. It’s also an extremely diverse place, and you’ll hear about all kinds of different neighborhoods that are each famous for one thing or another. To live in Philly is to love it, and if you ask anyone on the street, they’ll probably tell you they have a prodigious amount of pride in the city. That’s why we love visitors– we get to show off!
Seriously- this is awesome. And it’s a lot cheaper than Uwishunu.
