In celebration of Housing Day Week, I present to you the Harvard Houses as T stops. It’s been a semester of adapting to the Boston T system. Or has it adapted to me? I run this city, tbh!

Beware that this cost me hundreds of dollars (okay, like $4.80) to experiment with, a few intriguing 1 a.m. experiences, and many train breakdowns that had me questioning my choices to move here. So please be grateful you never have to endure the clamor of Northeastern University students on the Green Line during rush hour (for now).

Adams House: Park Street

I ran into way too many people I know at Park Street when we all decided that one 70-degree day was the perfect time to head down to Newbury Street. As we transferred from the Green Line back to the Red Line, we made eye contact and then looked away. Just like avoiding eye contact when you walk past each other in the Yard. Yeah, go figure.

Cabot House: New England Aquarium

This is pretty self-explanatory, right…? Cabot fish = aquarium. Bonus points if you go to Legal Sea Foods after you stop by the wharf or the aquarium. Never mind that this takes three whole lines to get to: the Red Line to Park Street, the Green Line to Government Center, and the Blue Line to the Aquarium. This may be as hard as getting to the Quad (jk).

Currier House: Forest Hills

Trees galore, meet your match: Forest Hills! Situated right by the Arnold Arboretum, one of the gems of Boston’s Emerald Necklace, you’ll find your tree friends here. It is a bit of a trek, though, which is why I’m grateful that the tree seminar I took my freshman fall comped our Ubers. Quite akin to the Quad shuttle!

Dunster House: Harvard

Dunster House feels like…the classic Harvard house. I’m pretty sure my Harvard interviewer had it as her Zoom background, and Dunster is all over Harvard’s advertising and promo materials. I don’t blame them, though. Pretty as always, the red dome pops out perfectly in your sunset photos from Weeks Bridge.

Eliot House: Porter

Eliot is under renovation. Porter is a mess when its escalators are under renovation (let’s hope they’re not whenever you make your bimonthly trip to Target), forcing you to hike about 10,000 steps. So by the transitive property, Eliot = Porter. But on the bright side, Eliot will look beautiful after renovation, and there is nothing as beautiful as a tasty matcha from Phinista or refilling your body wash.

Kirkland House: Ruggles

My most questionable experience at Ruggles was at 1 a.m. But no worries, I made it out alive. Other times I’ve taken the Orange Line, interesting people always get on at Ruggles. But I suppose it is sturdy enough, and the speed of the Orange Line makes up for it! That’s the same mindset you can apply to the Kirk rats…?

Leverett House: Charles/MGH

Situated right by the Charles River, the charm of Leverett House reminds me a lot of Charles/MGH! Whether you want to go to Beacon Hill and get lost in the beautiful townhouses you can’t afford, or take a stroll along the Charles River Esplanade, beauty makes these two a match made in heaven!

Lowell House: Boylston

That screech as the Green Line rolls into Boylston…we know it all too well. It’s something that, no matter how loud your music is, always disrupts your flow state. Consider this the match to the Lowell bells that will not stop ringing.

Mather House: State Street

Mather is such an annoying walk from the Yard. It reminds me of trying to find State Street, which is literally hidden in the left corner of a building. I had to FaceTime my longtime Boston-area friends for help, then walk through an extremely long tunnel to catch my Forest Hills train. Do not recommend. 0/10 experience.

Pfoho: Medford/Tufts

This stop seems to capture the quintessential essence of Pfoho, perhaps? The train ride to the end of Medford/Tufts is quite scenic, with views of the Prudential Tower. And no one has ever possibly paid their fare at this stop, which seems like something the jolly Pfoho polar bear would approve of.

Quincy: Chinatown

Tons of good eats await you the second you exit the Chinatown stop of the Orange Line. This is my Quincy Grille, which is there for my late nights… and $100 left of BoardPlus. Save me. I’m trying to use it as quickly as possible.

Winthrop: Riverway

See, I’m at a loss for ideas as I approach the last River house. I don’t even know what to put, chat. I guess this will be Riverway. Whenever I get extremely bored, I’ll trek around on the Green Line, and Riverway has a cute pizzeria near its stop. It had warm and homey vibes, like the Winthrop Grille!

So there you have it!