please help us choose between these Southern cities (live, best, state)
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Family of four, (3 year old & 5 month old) both parents are registered nurses who enjoy various outdoor activities, museums, sporting events, and eating out. Trying to decide where to attend graduate school. Offers are starting to come in so assuming acceptance at all which of these cities should we choose?
Chattanooga
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Wilmington
Huntsville
Tampa
Columbia
Savannah
Houston
We have only ever lived in cities with populations around 60-80,000 so it is hard for me to determine if we would prefer big vs. small. We see advantages to both. We do have a large dog so that might make a difference as well. I guess I will say mid-size city might be best.
If you are attending graduate school for nursing, I would think Houston would be at the top of your list. World-renowned medical center which is close to many world-class cultural attractions, many opportunities for outdoor activities becuse of proximity to Gulf, etc.
Columbia might be the best choice in terms of being in between the beach and mountains, University of South Carolina sporting events, places to eat and some museums. It is about the same size as the city you currently live in too.
Columbia might be the best choice in terms of being in between the beach and mountains, University of South Carolina sporting events, places to eat and some museums. It is about the same size as the city you currently live in too.
Columbia might be the best choice in terms of being in between the beach and mountains, University of South Carolina sporting events, places to eat and some museums. It is about the same size as the city you currently live in too.
I agree. Besides being centrally located to the beach and the mountains, there are natural amenities within the region itself to enjoy (Congaree National Park (U.S. National Park Service), Congaree National Park - Congaree River Blue Trail (U.S. National Park Service), The River Alliance (http://www.riveralliance.org/threeriversgreenway.htm - broken link), Lake Murray, South Carolina SC). Gamecocks sports is definitely king there, and the football team had a pretty good season this year and its baseball team is back-to-back CWS national champions. As the state capital, there are several museums to enjoy, including one of the South's largest children's museums. While Columbia's culinary scene isn't as noted as Charleston's or Savannah's, it's definitely a growing one with more options being added all the time.
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