but my impression is that the troubled districts are out toward the universities. I have visited Annapolis and agree that it could be very nice, but I suspect not cheap. My wife's uncle owned a waterside home there that was cheap in the 40's -- is now maintained by the billionaire Brock family as a place to stop off when they are in the Chesapeake on their yacht. Not cheap any more. Then again, if a river view would float your boat, check out Philadelphia. Gentrifying areas like Fishtown and Queen Village might give a view of the Delaware. The Schuylkill, our Seine, is a much smaller river but views of the Schuylkill should be easy. The public transportation system is old -- but that really is not a bad thing when it is maintained, and that has improved -- and it is very extensive, giving access to most of the city, the suburbs and some of the New Jersey suburbs. The old Quaker presence is still important in the city and there are many institutions that would welcome volunteers. And it is still a "greene country town" -- well, a green big city -- with extensive parklands accessible by public transportation. The weather is predictably unpredictable, but 3 days over 90 degrees are reported as a heat wave and harsh winter weather rarely lasts more than ten days without relief.
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