minnie Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 My fiance and I are getting married this summer, but we both live in different cities and are in school (I'm in 1st year meds, he's in first year law). Right now we both live really close to our campuses, but once we're married we're debating moving in together somewhere in between. The best location is a 40ish minute drive to my campus and a 35ish minute drive to his.. without traffic. (And, during rush hours, there is definitely traffic) Any advice would be helpful! Is anyone doing the commute to med school right now? How are you finding it? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md-equation Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Im not a med student or in medical school... but id like to wish you my congrats on your marriage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8kg6 Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 I wouldn't do it if I were you. It sounds like you're going to be spending over 10 hours in traffic every week, which is rotten, and really expensive. Maybe you guys could spend weekends together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
switcheroo Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 I'm married and my husband works in a different city than my medical school is in. Right now, I commute to school from our home, which is in the same city as husband's work. I have to leave ~1.5 hours before class starts to make it into the classroom on time. So far, it's not too bad. I definitely don't revel my 6:30am wake-up time, but I'm finding the drive is a good chance for me to gear up before and de-stress after a day at school. I worry about what it'll be like during 3rd/4th year, when my hours will be drastically different, but for now it's working. One thing I do that really helps is to try to stay over in Winnipeg (where I go to school) a couple nights a week... it doesn't sound like much, but a couple chances a week to avoid all that driving makes a difference in maintaining my sanity. I guess the point of all this is that it can be done, and done successfully, if you set up your new commuter lifestyle in a way that makes it feasible for you. For me, it was finding a way to get a break once in a while by staying in Winnipeg some nights. For you, it might be something else. But, like I said, you can definitely do it if you have/want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FacetheMusic Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Hey I'm at Mac, my husband is in teacher's college in Toronto. We both live in Hamilton. I think it's better if only one person has to commute. Since my program is longer and has stranger hours, luckily I'm not the one who has to, which is nice. It sucks, but if it's only for a while you can live with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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