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NoShangriLa

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I only worked up in Alaska a couple of times for a few months per stint. There isn't much to do except working in the winter, however the summer is great.
Oregon coast is the place in the US that I would pick if price & quality of life is a criteria.
I love the cultural/ food diversity of San Diego/La Jolla during my visits but I wouldn't live there, because So Cal is way too busy.

 
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Sukhoi

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Flagstaff and Grand Junction are probably closer to the size you're looking for then.

Or if you want way smaller, Moab, UT. Get a job with one of the outfitters there and who knows, maybe you'll change your career.
 
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huberm

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ever thought about indiana?

also if you don't mind the cold, montana is absolutely beautiful. The summers there are perfect.
 
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AtlantaBob

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Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

I've lived in LA, Norfolk, DC, etc so I've done the biggie city thing. I just don't get it. I almost went literally insane within months at each. Just too much for me. I used to love my hometown (longview wa) but it's grown too much for me, now over 30k. Even at this size our 'for rent' section in the local paper is only about 1-2 pages, so you do have to make some concessions. Then again up until a couple years ago you could rent a nice 3 bedroom house on some land for about $600/month. Studio apartments could be found for $150 a month as recent as a decade ago. Prices have jacked up in the last 5 years, another reason I want to leave.

By 'meeting people' do you mean dating? If so I have no idea. I dated people from work or school almost exclusively my entire life. If you mean friends then I also have no idea because I'm still friends with people from high school for the most part, or again from work or school. I've never been involved in social functions like bars, clubs, sports, etc so I can't speak to that.

I have no idea if it would be crazy for you. I seriously consider moving out to the Alaskan wilderness and living as a mountain man, so crazy is fairly relative to me. :cool:
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Hm... let's see... I can respond to a few things first. As far as meeting people, no, I didn't mean dating... really just interested in meeting friends. At the moment, school does take up a lot of time, so I don't want someone to hang out with every second, but I'd rather not sit at home reading every Friday/Saturday night. There are only so many friends you can convince to come and visit, particularly if you decide that you're going to move away from DC, NYC, etc. I guess that's one of the things that really keeps people near their hometowns... it's nicer not to have to try and reinvent all of your friendships. Although I would definitely consider a part-time job, I doubt that I'd meet a lot of folks, because I'd be spending a lot of time working on my thesis.

Thanks for the advice though. I think I may have to start looking at some of these places on Google earth to see what the size of the cities are...
 
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AtlantaBob

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I'm definitely interested in Montana or the Dakotas.... having never had THAT much snow before, though, I'm a little bit concerned... any suggestions in either?
 
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lokiju

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Alpharetta!

Thats where I live at least :p

I don't know what to suggest though, I just moved up to the area from South FL last April, so far I like it up here more.
 
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PrinceofWands

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Originally posted by: AtlantaBob
Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

I've lived in LA, Norfolk, DC, etc so I've done the biggie city thing. I just don't get it. I almost went literally insane within months at each. Just too much for me. I used to love my hometown (longview wa) but it's grown too much for me, now over 30k. Even at this size our 'for rent' section in the local paper is only about 1-2 pages, so you do have to make some concessions. Then again up until a couple years ago you could rent a nice 3 bedroom house on some land for about $600/month. Studio apartments could be found for $150 a month as recent as a decade ago. Prices have jacked up in the last 5 years, another reason I want to leave.

By 'meeting people' do you mean dating? If so I have no idea. I dated people from work or school almost exclusively my entire life. If you mean friends then I also have no idea because I'm still friends with people from high school for the most part, or again from work or school. I've never been involved in social functions like bars, clubs, sports, etc so I can't speak to that.

I have no idea if it would be crazy for you. I seriously consider moving out to the Alaskan wilderness and living as a mountain man, so crazy is fairly relative to me. :cool:
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Hm... let's see... I can respond to a few things first. As far as meeting people, no, I didn't mean dating... really just interested in meeting friends. At the moment, school does take up a lot of time, so I don't want someone to hang out with every second, but I'd rather not sit at home reading every Friday/Saturday night. There are only so many friends you can convince to come and visit, particularly if you decide that you're going to move away from DC, NYC, etc. I guess that's one of the things that really keeps people near their hometowns... it's nicer not to have to try and reinvent all of your friendships. Although I would definitely consider a part-time job, I doubt that I'd meet a lot of folks, because I'd be spending a lot of time working on my thesis.

Thanks for the advice though. I think I may have to start looking at some of these places on Google earth to see what the size of the cities are...
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Vancouver WA is is growing and bustling, but as a suburb of Portland OR it's also spendy (to me anyway). Bellingham is a nice college town atmosphere, for being out in the sticks. Oregon coast is awesome for an interconnected chain of smaller towns functioning as one, and you can't beat it for beauty. You can go a bit outside of Olympia and find a nice balance as well. Bend is hella cool if you like the high desert thing (though I'm betting it's growing spendy too).
 
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doze

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Austin is pretty cool, not like the rest of TX at all. Very clean, lots to do, and fairly low cost of living.
 
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Phru

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Originally posted by: AtlantaBob
I'm definitely interested in Montana or the Dakotas.... having never had THAT much snow before, though, I'm a little bit concerned... any suggestions in either?
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I live in Fargo, ND. Its not to bad. Summers are nice, Winters are pretty cold. Around ~100k in fargo, around ~175k in the area.
 
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Kerouactivist

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Originally posted by: AtlantaBob
bthorny,

Glad to here there's someone else interested in moving somewhere else and seeing what's out there. As strange as it may sound, would you recommend Missouri in any way? Washington State / Oregon seems like it would be lovely, but you're right about the prices... I've got a friend who went up there for his honeymoon, so perhaps I can find out what he thought about it....
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I grew up in Missouri so I'm kinda tired of it....I've lived all over the state...I lived in Springfield, MO for a year and one half and if you like the church scene for meeting people it is definitely your kinda town. Everybody here meets everybody at church even the 20's crowd...They really get people involved and do all kinds of activities.... Not a high point for me but it sounds like it might be one for you...Other good things. Pretty darn cheap cost of living...I lived in a nice newer one bedroom apartment for $435 a month with free cable and water/sewer/trash the place even had a nice workout room and an indoor Pool. The downtown bar scene is pretty cool with all types of places to check out and even a Indy theatre...Very good restuarant scene (more chinese places to eat per capita than anywhere in the USA but San Fran I think) and a wide variety for a city of this size. Several university's if you need them for research...Low crime...cool AA baseball stadium...Branson nearby if you like that kinda stuff.....Good hiking and canoeing/kayaking at near the ONSR or Northern Arkansas/Buffalo river

Bad stuff....The town doesn't have any culture....Traffic can be pretty darn bad....not many jobs outside of the service industry at all...Pretty Conservative...I'm sure I could think of more....

Springfield is very midwest if that is waht your looking for.
 
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huberm

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Originally posted by: Phru
Originally posted by: AtlantaBob
I'm definitely interested in Montana or the Dakotas.... having never had THAT much snow before, though, I'm a little bit concerned... any suggestions in either?
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I live in Fargo, ND. Its not to bad. Summers are nice, Winters are pretty cold. Around ~100k in fargo, around ~175k in the area.
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i visited fargo for a week couple summers ago, and was quite surprised. The town is really nice, everything is clean, and all of the people were friendly. Traffic was not that bad. It is really an ideal place to live IMO, minus the chilly winters.
 
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Turnpike

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I'm gonna second Flagstaff, AZ. Amazing smaller town with a cool little old downtown plus a separate part of town with all the newer places (Target, quiznos, etc, etc). It's basically a resort town situated above 6000ft (its higher than Denver iirc). There's a state univ there NAU, a ski resort, camping/hiking paradise, with places like Phoenix, Vegas, Sedona, Grand Canyon, Lake Havasu, Lake Powell, Zion park, all within 2-8 hour drives. Unfortunately its not the cheapest place to live since its a resort town and growth is limited by all the national forests surrounding it. I suppose you could hit up Winslow, AZ which is about 45 minutes east. It's also a part of the old Rt 66, not an exciting place to live tho.
 
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IronWing

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Originally posted by: Turnpike
I'm gonna second Flagstaff, AZ. Amazing smaller town with a cool little old downtown plus a separate part of town with all the newer places (Target, quiznos, etc, etc). It's basically a resort town situated above 6000ft (its higher than Denver iirc). There's a state univ there NAU, a ski resort, camping/hiking paradise, with places like Phoenix, Vegas, Sedona, Grand Canyon, Lake Havasu, Lake Powell, Zion park, all within 2-8 hour drives. Unfortunately its not the cheapest place to live since its a resort town and growth is limited by all the national forests surrounding it. I suppose you could hit up Winslow, AZ which is about 45 minutes east. It's also a part of the old Rt 66, not an exciting place to live tho.
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You would not have any distractions in Winslow. Land around there sells on ebay for $200-300/acre. You could buy ya a Ford flatbed and just cruise.
 
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