UC and SF Bay, Sept.27, 09

Room with a View in Berkeley

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September 26th 2009
It's actually "two rooms and a kitchen with a view." The apartment I rented in Berkeley is on the top floor of a rambling old house. I found it through a friend, who knows the daughter of my 90-year-old landlady on the main floor. In addition to my apartment, she also rents out a ground-floor apartment, where there are two very nice Norwegian students living at the moment. My place is “funky” ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more