So when i graduate in May the plan is to get out of Texas! The problem is I've only ever lived in Texas, and only in 2 cities at that. So it's difficult to just pick someplace to live without ever having been there for more than a few days, if even that. I need some help from a diverse community with varied geographical experience! Here is what I'm looking for:
- Needs to be a big city (at least half a million) for me to have decent work, but not so big that traffic is absurd or smog is overwhelming.
- Lots of outdoors activities, and thus a decent enough climate to enjoy them! Love snow skiing as well as hiking as well as beachy activities, just as long as there's something!
- Summers have to at least have a decent stretch of sun and temps in at least the 70-80s for my tortoises. But no summers that feel like I've stepped into hell...been there, done that!
- More liberal than conservative. I think of myself as a moderate, but coming from the darkest shade of red state Texas I really want want a change of atmosphere!
- My husband is a web developer so an area with good tech jobs would be ideal.
- I have a butt load of student loans so a cheaper cost of living would be best for the next few years. We'll be renting for sure, a house preferably.
I like Colorado, but the best place seems to be Denver, and it's just too big and smoggy. I don't much about the smaller cities just outside of Denver...
I need to start applying for jobs asap, so it's about to turn into "throw a dart at a map" because I don't have any better ideas at the moment! I know that's a bit of an impossible list to work with so any opinions on places that might be good, or even places that would be incompatible would be much appreciated!!
- Needs to be a big city (at least half a million) for me to have decent work, but not so big that traffic is absurd or smog is overwhelming.
- Lots of outdoors activities, and thus a decent enough climate to enjoy them! Love snow skiing as well as hiking as well as beachy activities, just as long as there's something!
- Summers have to at least have a decent stretch of sun and temps in at least the 70-80s for my tortoises. But no summers that feel like I've stepped into hell...been there, done that!
- More liberal than conservative. I think of myself as a moderate, but coming from the darkest shade of red state Texas I really want want a change of atmosphere!
- My husband is a web developer so an area with good tech jobs would be ideal.
- I have a butt load of student loans so a cheaper cost of living would be best for the next few years. We'll be renting for sure, a house preferably.
I like Colorado, but the best place seems to be Denver, and it's just too big and smoggy. I don't much about the smaller cities just outside of Denver...
I need to start applying for jobs asap, so it's about to turn into "throw a dart at a map" because I don't have any better ideas at the moment! I know that's a bit of an impossible list to work with so any opinions on places that might be good, or even places that would be incompatible would be much appreciated!!
lmao, and the SBCK meetings, and alot of people, idont think we are very smoggy...)
