Dave, Lilia and I took a trip into Philly today. It was great! I have to admit we were a bit nervous about the neighborhoods and what it would be like. However, we were pleasantly surprised. We will primarily be working at U Penn and would like to live somewhat close. We haven't come to any conclusions yet, but we think we're gonna like it.
Living in Asia in such a major city has really prepared us to say ok to Philly. Dave and I are as suburban as they come. In fact we were in Borders last night and Dave looked through the book, "Stuff White People Like." Two things listed side by side were, "Living Abroad" and "Gentrification." We had a good laugh!