Life in Lewiston, Utah? (Salt Lake City, Provo: rental, theater, to live)

[Aussiewitblueyes]

Hey I'm looking at moving to Lewiston from Australia mid to late next year, im young and looking for all the information i can get. I've never been outside of my own country before, so it's going to be a huge change for me. I'm currently working as a dental assistant and doing a traineeship here in Australia, the plan is to leave when i finish So if anyone has any information on life and work in Utah preferably in my field that would be great, also any good rental sights would be very helpful. At the moment im only plannng to be there a year, getting one of those working visa's, but if things work out ok i'll more than likely make it permanant. Another question... are there any Australian's in Lewiston? Oh well it'll be great to meet the people of Lewiston

[Lmejh]

One question: why Lewiston? It's a small town near the Utah/Idaho border with about 1800 people. I doubt you'll find any Aussies there. If you just want to move into the state, I recommend the Salt Lake metro area or maybe Davis and Weber Counties. It all depends on what you're looking for; if you want a big city, then Salt Lake City is your best bet. If you want a smaller city but still with some amenities, I recommend Logan. Lewiston, well, it's just a small town as far as I know, nothing interesting there.

[cottonwood2420]

Life in Lewiston, Utah?

VERY quiet.

[chazcrew]

I have family in Lewiston. It's a nice little town, but it's just that, little. Is there a reason you chose Lewiston in particular? You probably won't find Australians there, but you'll find rural Utahns and peace and quiet.

[lles86]

I currently live in Lewiston Utah and I love it. Its so calm and country but there is still a store, library, small theater, post office and other stuff close by. The people here are great, wonderful neighbors, everyone is so willing to help everyone else. It does have its faults, like quite a few flies in the summer and it can be stinky when its time to fertilize but its worth it for all the perks.

[newtoutah]

My question is...why leave Australia..i would love to live there

[dreameyes]

Originally Posted by newtoutah

My question is...why leave Australia..i would love to live there

Cause not everyone hates Utah. Oddly enough some people are very attracted to the natural beauty and layed back lifestyle of the smaller towns.

[kaytidid]

Originally Posted by dreameyes

Cause not everyone hates Utah. Oddly enough some people are very attracted to the natural beauty and layed back lifestyle of the smaller towns.

*raising hand here* that would be me...pick me...pick me....

I would love to visit Australia. My sis did and she said it is gorgeous....and I am sure it is. But it isn't home....

[newtraveller]

Mate, glad to hear you're making the move to UT. I'm jealous. I'm an aussie, from Melbourne- born and raised. I only like AFL footy, I only drink Carlton Draught, and of course I hate Sydney.

I went to Utah two years ago, I lived there for 3 months and it was the best three months of my life.
The people of Utah are unreal. Every person I came across was polite, friendly, approachable... Although I had to repeat myself often in a conversation, because of the whole accent difference, apart from that, they're sweet as.. (though they may think you're from New Zealand, but don't hold it against them!)

I had no worries with anyone. I used public transport, easy as.
The environment is breathtaking- I got to see snow on Christmas Day! And the Wasatch mountains are magnificent!
While I was in the US, I also managed to briefly visit LA, Ohio and Albany New York, and by far the best place I visted was Utah.
I visited downtown Salt Lake, Provo, St George, Layton, I mainly lived in Ogden with some friends of mine, but I also visited Manti and Ephraim (and I'm not a Mormon- so it was quite the cultural eye opener!)

I want to live there permanently. So much that I'm applying for a student visa to go over there and study, hopefully get a job and one day become a citizen.

[newtraveller]

Originally Posted by lles86

I currently live in Lewiston Utah and I love it. Its so calm and country but there is still a store, library, small theater, post office and other stuff close by. The people here are great, wonderful neighbors, everyone is so willing to help everyone else. It does have its faults, like quite a few flies in the summer and it can be stinky when its time to fertilize but its worth it for all the perks.

Maybe that's why aussies make friends with Utahns so easy. It's the laid back thing. Utahns (especially rural Utahns) seem really laid back. They're good, honest, hard- working, "salt of the earth" type people you'd expect.
Neighbours talk to each other, kids play in each other's yards, stores know their customers by name, it's got a "close knit" community feel.

Bring some photos of your hometown with you to Utah, so you can show them what it's really like. I would say I'm from Melbourne, and people would ask: "is that like the Outback? can you wrestle crocodiles?" and I'd show them a picture of central Melbourne, which looks like any cosmopolitan captial city- they would freak out!!!! they had no idea that where I come from looks exactly like LA or New York City- just a big old busy city...