--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity <no_re...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <mg@> wrote: > > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I've recently come to the thought that I want to come study at MUM and > > an the process of researching the Fairfield area, luckily came to this > > thriving chat list. > > > > It would seem that many, if not most, of the people on this list are > > in Fairfield now. This got me to wondering, if you might know of and > > would share some online resources for the town which might include > > calendars, classifieds, pictures, etc? > > > > I am curious to learn more about the place before actually being there > > physically. Things like rent prices are also something I'd like to > > learn more about. > > > > I thank you in advance for considering this request. > > > > Cheers, > > Mike > > > > > Fairfield is a lovely little town. There are several people here who live in > Fairfield, most no longer associated with the TM movement. I know several > people who live in Fairfield who are part of the movement. Their living > circumstances vary. There is a shortage of rental housing. You can rent a > room with a shared bath through MUM inexpensively. You can rent a trailer at > Utopia Park for somewhere around $450-$500. The trailers are not in the best > shape and are fairly popular so you might not get one. The town has a > shortage of apartments. Rooms are sometimes rented to meditators and > sometimes for surprisingly large amounts of money given what you get. Houses > can sometimes be rented for a fairly reasonable price and can be purchased > fairly cheaply (depending on you POV and your expectations). > > Why do you want to go to MUM? As a school it is poorly rated. What do you > want to learn? >
Ruth, you appear to be discouraging this new guy--just my feel for what you commented.