"within walking distance"

I mentioned in my last post that the place where I'm house-sitting is within walking distance of my school. Technically that is true. But yesterday I discovered that the 15-minute walk caused me to sweat so profusely that the back of my shirt was completely soaked with sweat by the time I arrived at school to conduct oral exams.

So today I discovered another perk of living within walking distance. The close proximity between home and school means a 3-minute taxi ride costing only a flag fare. Nice.