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Thank you! Very much so, so far! I went from knowing no one, to having a fantastic group of girl friends. They have all the inside scoop, so we've been doing so much--from trendy restaurants (Catch LA is WAY better than Catch NY!) to the beach and mini trips (Napa!) I'm actually moving, just around the corner, when my lease is up, too--going to be saving some money, so I can travel--although I've been doing a bit of that, already
So impressed by people who can make that decision with family in tow. I have spent years trying to decide what to do, and I'm on my own! I'm actually hoping that I will be able to move TO Connectucut eventually. As high as the cost of living is in CT, in my personal experience, NY has been much more expensive in terms of what I'm looking for. Thanks for sharing your reasons and your perspective.
So impressed by people who can make that decision with family in tow. I have spent years trying to decide what to do, and I'm on my own! I'm actually hoping that I will be able to move TO Connectucut eventually. As high as the cost of living is in CT, in my personal experience, NY has been much more expensive in terms of what I'm looking for. Thanks for sharing your reasons and your perspective.
Do it. I have met very few people who made a move and regretted it. Most people find a move rewarding and enriching in life (even if they eventually reverse the move and despite adjusting to a new place being difficult at times).
I cannot imagine going through life without experiencing a few different places to live. Lack of such experience is seriously constricting to one's perspective on things. Without actually going out and experiencing different things how do you learn things and see things from different perspectives? - TV? Books?. Travel is important but it's not immersive like living somewhere and can only go so far to broaden one's mind.
So go out and experience big city life, country life, Southern life, Northern life, out west, different country...
Do it. I have met very few people who made a move and regretted it. Most people find a move rewarding and enriching in life (even if they eventually reverse the move and despite adjusting to a new place being difficult at times).
I cannot imagine going through life without experiencing a few different places to live. Lack of such experience is seriously constricting to one's perspective on things. Without actually going out and experiencing different things how do you learn things and see things from different perspectives? - TV? Books?. Travel is important but it's not immersive like living somewhere and can only go so far to broaden one's mind.
So go out and experience big city life, country life, Southern life, Northern life, out west, different country...
Definitely agree, just have to pull the switch! I grew up in Colorado and moved to NYS when I was 20. Now, many years later, I'm in a job and company I love, but will have to have a good mix of planning and luck to get a transfer. Fortunately, my previous career involved a lot of travel t/o CT, and wasn't too hard of a commute from my home in upstate NY. I was able to fall in love with a different part of CT every week. But having spent time in VA and TN, gotta say, I'm a little jealous of Kid!
Do it. I have met very few people who made a move and regretted it. Most people find a move rewarding and enriching in life (even if they eventually reverse the move and despite adjusting to a new place being difficult at times).
I cannot imagine going through life without experiencing a few different places to live. Lack of such experience is seriously constricting to one's perspective on things. ..
I couldn't agree more. I enjoyed my years in Ct, NY during college, and Tn. This is a terrific country, with a tremendously diverse set of states. I'd encourage as many as possible to experience as much as possible of it.
Center city Philadelphia, Downtown and Inner Harbor Baltimore, D.C your mini NYC playground.
I'd suggest staying away from MD. Baltimore is Bridgeport on steroids - the only employment lies in institutions who can't leave, such as University; Hospitals; police stations. May be neck and neck in homicide stats. MD (the state) approaches CT in its embrace of "social justice" and handouts for illegal aliens.
I'd suggest staying away from MD. Baltimore is Bridgeport on steroids - the only employment lies in institutions who can't leave, such as University; Hospitals; police stations. May be neck and neck in homicide stats. MD (the state) approaches CT in its embrace of "social justice" and handouts for illegal aliens.
I've heard the same about Maryland. I've been told by many to avoid Maryland with the exception of a few suburbs, like Bethesda or Potomac - both of which are out of our price range.
Literally - everything. Right down to the weekly grocery bills, monthly utilities, gas to/from the community we're looking at, etc.
I don't doubt that. You did that for the poster from North Dakota, let alone for yourself. Many people here have been expressing comments in a reductionist way, i.e. individual things detached from the whole picture.
You have looked at this in a holistic way. Good for you. Not good for the CT forum if it loses an interesting and active poster.
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