This is a modern, family-owned house, split into two apartments. We moved to help my grandmother take care of my grandfather, who has Parkinson’s and dementia, requiring full-time care. It can get cramped at times, but there’s no room for complaints; it suits all of our needs, and is very convenient for helping out. Had my brothers and I attended our local high school, our commutes would have been short. However, I went to school in the Bronx, my brother went to school in Astoria, and my youngest brother is currently in a program offered only at a school farther away than the local one. My middle brother and I each commute a minimum of two hours each day for college, to CCNY and Baruch, respectively.