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Moving to Oregon: Portland, looking for a job, college graduate, renting apartment, realtor.

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Old 03-12-2008, 01:49 PM
 
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I'm a native San Diegan, and I have enjoyed the weather here a great deal. There's variety, and generally speaking the weather is pretty mild, even during the rainy periods and cooler winter days. I enjoy the sunny days, and maybe it's my imagination, but the atmosphere sparkles and the sky is at times the bluest I've ever seen. I've experienced only two days of light snowfall since I've moved here. I'm not a fan of snow, and I managed it just fine.
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Old 03-19-2008, 08:24 PM
 
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Hi everyone,

In a few months, I am planning on moving out of the southwest and into a completely different culture and climate. I'm 22 and planning on going to law school in the next two years. Before I do, I would like to strike out on my own and see a different side of the nation.

I love sunshine and warmth but I am looking for a city that can provide a different lifestyle than any place around me can (someplace where I can walk to different places, bicyclist-friendly, environmentally conscious). I am prepared to deal with 8 months of heavy cloud cover but think it will take its toll on me.

My question is this: I have no idea how to make a major move (I have lived in two places my entire life) or how to find work and an apartment in a city I've never been to. What kind of advice can some of you who have made similar moves provide? I'm excited to move but feeling very lost about how to plan!

(Any Okies in Portland that want to chime in about acclimation to the weather, feel free as well!)
RUNNING AWAY FROM TORNADOS? HUMMMMM....
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