Want OUT of AK! (Kenai, Wasilla: house, rent, hotels)

[yakamama]

Geeeeeez!!!! Give me a break!!! I lived in metlakatla for about a year and a half. My ex husband is tsimpsian. Granted there was no movie theaters, or if ya wanted to shop you had to fly from metlakatla to ketchikan, but I came back to my home reservation in washington with good memories of metlakatla, alaska. My two oldest children have good memories of living there, no matter how isolated it was. To be honest, I think most of my good memories were all during the summer. Not the winter, when it rained and snowed all of the time. About the only negative thing I have to say about living in Metlakatla is don't get pregnant if your prone to get air sick or sea sick!! :eek!: Getting to a town with a theater or restarunts takes air travel or going by boat, be it a ferry or a seiner. All in all I liked living in Metlakatla,
but my kids will no longer eat clam chowder or clam fritters, they have even slowed down on eating salmon! It may be isolated, but the natural beauty of the land, overrides the isolation.

[Raven and Bear]

For "want out of Alaska!":
This was on the Yahoo site today:
http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/careerist/38221
It has some good suggestions about relocating.

You've given it long enough to know it isn't for you. There are good and bad aspects to most places and some life-is-what-you-make-it applies, but as a transplant from the lower 48 I see some truth in what you say too. It's miserable to hate where you live, so in fairness to your kids, you need to move on. Not liking where you live is like a bad marriage. Seattle is nice, and we just came from there a year and a half ago. You might like it there but it's way expensive to rent or buy. Consider a suburb of Seattle (Mountlake Terrace, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Marysville) or any surrounding area where you can commute if need be. The country is full of great places, though. This time, maybe do more research first! Not judging, just been there. Good luck.

[insearchof]

Originally Posted by Raven and Bear

For "want out of Alaska!":
This was on the Yahoo site today:
http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/careerist/38221
It has some good suggestions about relocating.

You've given it long enough to know it isn't for you. There are good and bad aspects to most places and some life-is-what-you-make-it applies, but as a transplant from the lower 48 I see some truth in what you say too. It's miserable to hate where you live, so in fairness to your kids, you need to move on. Not liking where you live is like a bad marriage. Seattle is nice, and we just came from there a year and a half ago. You might like it there but it's way expensive to rent or buy. Consider a suburb of Seattle (Mountlake Terrace, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Marysville) or any surrounding area where you can commute if need be. The country is full of great places, though. This time, maybe do more research first! Not judging, just been there. Good luck.

Umm, excuse me?
Do you know me?, my kids?
I live a healthy lifestyle along with very strong morals and beliefs... therefore, kindly, mind your own business.

I will ask the Mod's to kindly remove this post, Hello? Rancelot would you do me the honor lest I be tempted to show my love of arguing

[Metlakatla]

I'm confused. Raven and Bear merely provided a nice reply to the original question here.

[rotorhead]

Whoa.... insearchof

Have you actually read the "offending" post? They're not referring to your marriage, its a metaphore. You remember those from high school? A comparison not using the words "like" or "as"? Ringing any bells here?

[Raven and Bear]

I'm up early getting ready for work and checking emails...and am shocked that an intended offer of suggestions re places to consider for relocation was so misinterpreted. Gosh I am new to this site and perhaps I didn't make myself clear, but I was merely saying that good research might make for a happier move, as I myself just moved here a year and a half ago and have had to adjust to many things. Even tho I visited AK many times before moving here, I was misled by someone with an agenda. Rents are high, expenses are high, but there are payoffs that I also like very much. I am currently having a love/hate relationship with Anchorage! We hiked through Kincaid Park tonight and appreciated Anchorage all over again.

I too have lived in a place that I disliked intensely (the deep south, sorry to those from there) and know what it is like to be unhappy with where one lives. My metaphor that was apparently lost on the person I was trying to offer helpful advice to was, living in a place one dislikes is like being in a bad marriage (also have had experience here); one feels trapped and unhappy until one moves on. That's all I intended to say aside from offering opinions about how nice the Seattle area can be. Thanks to those who "got" my message and attempted to be peacemakers. I feel very bad now that my post was so totally misinterpreted and meant no offense but age has mellowed me to not post angry responses. Peace to all.

[aquariusmom]

Originally Posted by insearchof

Umm, excuse me?
Do you know me?, my kids?
I live a healthy lifestyle along with very strong morals and beliefs... therefore, kindly, mind your own business.

I will ask the Mod's to kindly remove this post, Hello? Rancelot would you do me the honor lest I be tempted to show my love of arguing

wow, raven and bear was was of the only people in this thread to support your decision 100% and agree with you and you react like that?? Did you even read the post before you went off?

[Rance]

Ok before this get's any worse...let's just try to keep it on topic please. Use PM's if you find a need to argue or make any off topic comments. If we don't...there will be other mods or the admin cleaning house. And we don't need that. So please, work with me people.

[flipflopdreamer]

hey InSearchOf ..
I admire your guts .... :-) I too have just taken off sight unseen to different places ... I think it is exciting ... But it is important to be happy in your space, so obviously it is time to move on ..

I love in Cape Cod, MA ... you can get a house cheaper here than people think ... 350ish .. but the tax on property is cheap ... However ... If I did not live here I think NH would be a great place !

Consider either of those places ....

[nutbush]

Check out the thumb area of Michigan. Great schools, plenty of fresh country air and great neighbors. Couldn't ask for more!