Who are we, you ask? We're Angela and Dorea Vierling-Claassen, two carfree mathematicians who have a daughter H (born 6/06) and a son R (born 5/09). We've been happily carfree since our truck died in 2004. Oh, and in case the names aren't a complete tip-off, we're also lesbians.
Dorea works on mathematical modeling in neuroscience at MIT and MGH. Angela teaches mathematics at Lesley University and works on using game theory to model the division of labor in parenting.
Our other passions include talking a lot about almost everything, knitting (Dorea), reading (Angela), pretending to give people raisins (H) and laughing at his big sister (R). We live in North Cambridge, are members of Havurat Shalom, get veggies from Parker Farm, get our groceries at the Market Basket and lug them home in our Xtracycle.
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We're the VC's, two mathematicians, an unemployed toddler (H. born 6/06), and baby R. (born 5/09). We live in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and rely on bikes, public transit and our feet for transportation. Want to know more? Read a little about us and about how we became car free with kids.
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New Here? Start with these posts
Costs of City-Living vs. Car Costs
Surprising Benefits of Being Carfree
Walking
Costs of Car Ownership, Part I and Part II
Xtracycle Specs
Our Custom Xtracycle Kid Seat for Two
Being Frugal
Making Choices: Frugality, the Environment, or Social Justice
Surviving Carfree Babyhood
Small Living
Xtracycle Shopping
When You Really Need a Car
Suburban Friends and the Carfree Family
The Evening Scramble
Advice for the Carfree Plunge, Part I and Part II
Surprising Benefits of Being Carfree
Walking
Costs of Car Ownership, Part I and Part II
Xtracycle Specs
Our Custom Xtracycle Kid Seat for Two
Being Frugal
Making Choices: Frugality, the Environment, or Social Justice
Surviving Carfree Babyhood
Small Living
Xtracycle Shopping
When You Really Need a Car
Suburban Friends and the Carfree Family
The Evening Scramble
Advice for the Carfree Plunge, Part I and Part II
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6 comments:
Hello VCs! Great Blog!
Would you be interested in adding our blog, Greenfox Schools Blog, to your blog link list? We specialize in environmental consulting for schools.
http://greenfoxschools.wordpress.com/
you can e-mail me directly at kvh@greenfoxschools.com if you'd like to reach me.
Best,
Kristen von Hoffmann
Hi VCs, I just started a blog - ecostreets.net and my part of it advocacy for biking in boston and making the street a little more eco-friendly. Could you had me to your blog roll and I'll do the same?
And please check out my blog and comment at will. You both are a perfect example and how life can be lived via bike!
Cheers, Liz
Yay bikerliz! That's a great website -- nice looking and some great content. I'm excited to add you to our blogroll!
Howdy--
This is Mat, of Dianne, of Gillian. It was fun bumping into you guys the other day after ArtBeat--Dianne meets people at playgroups and places and usually I just have to try to imagine them.
Just dropping by to say that this is a good read, and that it's fun to see that you guys not only live a few blocks away, sans car, but even get veggies from Farmer Steve. We're on, what, our fourth year with him? Not even sure.
Anyhow, see you around, I bet!
I love that you linked to the wikipedia article on "lesbian", in case any readers weren't aware of what it meant. :)
Great blog, guys. I've now officially gone back into your archives and read every post. Very useful to someone like me, planning on going carless soon with 6 kids.
Hi,
Just wanted to give you a heads-up on an exciting new biking article in Sierra Magazine.
Although mostly known as a hiking club, we are also tackling some of the most important environmental issues we face – including cleaning up transportation, one of the main sources of climate change pollution.
In our current issue (March/April) of our Magazine, we feature a compelling story about innovative cycling infrastructure. This story is a must-read for committed bikers looking for ways to make their communities more livable and sustainable. And it will be read by hundred of thousands of non-cyclists who will learn just how important cycling is in the battle against climate change.
Here's a link to the article: http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/201003/nocar.aspx
Would you be interested in writing about this story?
Best,
Sarah
Sierra Club Media Assistant
85 Second Street, Second Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
media.assistant@sierraclub.org
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