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That being said, I have a huge interest in moving to New Hampshire after I graduate, finding a job first, and then relocating.
- I love the outdoor, different weather, and I am not a city person. I am also curious about the fact that I am asian (Korean), and if there is any racial (?) aspects I should know beforehand.
I'm just curious why you aren't interested in moving to the MA instead. You'd have the four seasons, access to the outdoors plus being better able to find work in your field (event planning). And you'd have more Korean culture and a more lively social life. And then with MA as your starting point, see if moving up to NH works for you.
Honestly, it doesn't sound like you have much of a plan for your move; with that major, you just might get a job as a paraprofessional making not close to enough to live on. And if you've lived in southern Cali, you'll freeze here. The school I attended in VT saw the same cycle every year: people from below the snow line would run out in light coats for the first snow, then spent the rest of winter complaining about the freezing cold while we northerners laughed.
And if you've been raised culturally Korean, you'll hate it here, my wife's Korean roommate complained constantly about how rude and quiet we all were. Despite what Dave says, while New Englanders do stop to help people in need, if you look like you'll live, we'll maybe give you a "hello", and probably think we're being too intrusive with that.
If you really want to move here, take everyone's advice and visit for a few weeks during winter, that will give you an idea of the worst weather we have, and the way people act. After that, you can make a real, informed decision.
true enough.. we look, surmise and if we think help is genuinely needed we will,,if not ,like you said..we think..yeah they'll live
Byproduct of capitalism? We've had more years in recession and high unemployment than robust growth since this country switched to corporate socialism. Better to have recession one year in seven than seven years out of seven with socialism. Around the world, countries with more economic freedom have more economic activity and higher per capita earnings for ordinary people.
You may want to consider something like Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth. They are only about $220 a credit, have an excellent continuing ed program, and you can make decent money with their Associate's degree. With prior credits for your History degree, you may be able to get an Associates in three quarters.
I'm unclear on what's leading you to NH specifically (a big fan of 'What About Bob' perhaps?) , but I'd tend to echo leaning towards MA over NH.
The NH job market can be challenging in many fields, and particularly for most of the valley (or Hanover) the proximity to Boston and vacation homes keeps prices higher than the job market/salaries really supports, in my opinion.
In MA, even if you live between 128 and 495, you'll have pretty good access to pop off to outdoor things, and it's easy to pop over the border if there is somewhere you want to spend a weekend.
If you really want somewhere more 'rural' than the Boston metro, I might opt for trying out the Amherst/Northampton area of Western Mass. It's going to be a bit more dynamic than almost anything in NH, and they'll also be much more used to non-locals moving in.
NH has a variety of upsides, but they're more in the 'nice place to raise a family' (assuming you avoid the towns with really terrible schools) than '20 something who doesn't know anybody looking for her place in the world.'
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