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Hi:
It's my pleasure to register and talk with you. I am MD. 24 years old. I got a scholarship from my country. Also, I have a full health insurance and 2100$ as a salary.
My question is::
I want a dream city. I visited the L A 2 years ago but I don't like at all. Actually I like the Eastern side than the others. I prefer a very safe city, beautiful environment specially mountains, cool weather( not too hot ), modern city with many cultural places and quite.
Therefore, I need your help. Without your help I can't move.
Hi:
It's my pleasure to register and talk with you. I am MD. 24 years old. I got a scholarship from my country. Also, I have a full health insurance and 2100$ as a salary.
My question is::
I want a dream city. I visited the L A 2 years ago but I don't like at all. Actually I like the Eastern side than the others. I prefer a very safe city, beautiful environment specially mountains, cool weather( not too hot ), modern city with many cultural places and quite.
Therefore, I need your help. Without your help I can't move.
Thanx
Try researching the tri-cities (Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol) area of Tennessee or Asheville, NC.
If you could provide some more information it would help people narrow down the possibilities:
How large or small a city do you want?
How much of an issue is the cost of living, and what cities can you afford to live in on your budget? Could you afford to live in New York City, Boston, or Washington--the most expensive cities in the east--or do you need a city with a more moderate cost of living?
How far east do you mean by "east side?" Do you mean the Northeast mainly, or anywhere east of, say, the Mississippi River if the place is not in the South?
You said you had a scholarship. This seems to imply that you will be attending a college or university. What universities interest you? Which schools have good programs in your field? If you could tell something of the schools you are considering, people could give you some detailed information about the cities where those schools are located. This is probably a better starting point than just asking people to tell you about any nice safe city in the eastern U.S. that is close to mountains and where the summers aren't really hot.
My first thought on possibilities for you is that the desire for mountains and a climate that is not really hot, located more in the eastern end of the U.S., tells me that you may want to look first in the New England states and in upstate New York state. Depending on the further detalis of what you are seeking, there may be other possibilities, but these states come to mind first. There are many cities, large and small, in these states. Answers to the questions I've asked above will improve the chances that people here can help with suggesting the right one for you.
large or small a city :: doesn't matter while it's safe.
cost of living :: as I said I have 2100$ as a salary each month. The problem is my visa. It is F1 which means I can't get a job outside the campus of the University and most of times it's impossible to get a job in the campus.
University: There is no specific University.
Harsh winter :: I used to be in Detroit. It was a very harsh winter and daaaangerous city.
Texas, Alabama, North Carolina, south Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, , Kentucky, and Mississippi I don't like them [SIZE=3] [/SIZE]
Pittsburgh occurred to me as well. There are several universities to choose from, and the cost of living is lower than you find in some other big cities in the Northeast. Another possibility in the Northeast would be Philadelphia. I know you said you wanted a safe city, and Philly has a fairly high crime rate overall, but in any city some neighborhoods are safer than others, so a lot would depend on the specific sections of the city where you lived. Something else to keep in mind is that there will be a certain amount of crime in any large city, so you need to learn to take reasonable precautions to ensure your safety whether you're living in a high-crime city like Detroit or a relatively safe city like Pittsburgh.
I'm not sure how much hot weather you can tolerate. If the weather in Pittsburgh works for you, then you might also consider Columbus, with the many academic programs available at Ohio State U. If you don't feel the need to be well to the east, but could be happy in the middle of the country, then another large city that would be worth checking out is the Twin Cities metro area--Minneapolis/St. Paul--with the U. of Minnesota.
Some of this depends on how much of a selection of universities you want to have to choose from. I agree with the suggestion that Syracuse could be a decent possibility, IF you could find it workable to have only one major university in the city where you lived.
Smaller cities that could work, again if you're okay with being toward the middle of the country rather than well to the east, would be Ann Arbor, which is a whole different kind of place than Detroit, and much safer, even if it is near Detroit, and Madison.
If you don't need to live right in a big city, one possibility that occurs to me is the U. of New Hampshire. New Hampshire does not have a state tax on earned income, so your money would go a little further there than in other Northeastern states. The U. of New Hampshire is a good school. It's located in a very small town, but the larger town of Portsmouth is nearby, and you're only about an hour away from Boston, but living in a place with a lower cost of living than Boston.
Another question would be what you are interested in studying. Without knowing this, there is no way to know whether a particular university would work for you.
Ummmmmmm.
What about Monopolies or Salt Lake City. are they good??
I know it is in the north but it is ok. Any state will be fine accept Texas, Alabama, North Carolina, south Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, , Kentucky, and Mississippi
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