I've been back home for about three weeks now. It's starting to wear on me more than I thought. Things haven't changed, except for the worse it seems. The town is getting dumber and the crowd is getting older. For the first time in four years I sat behind a person in a check-out line that was writing a check for their merchandise. That's something I can't really handle in my life right now.
Home is a great place to retreat and catch your breath. But it's also good to know that you are going back to the buzz of a world where there is more to concern yourself with than the weather the coming week. I'm not ready for that quite yet.
I knew I wasn't going to be here long before I found a job and place in a neighboring city or state. I had my mind set on one city. I've looked over the work prospects of the city and what it has to offer and have decided that broadening my options would be smart. Plus, there are other cities that might be cool to explore.
Now, where can I find work and lodging that's most suitable?
Now is the appropriate time to let me know how expensive one city is over the other, or how one city is terrible and another city is amazing. I'm well aware of how expensive big cities are and that there are lousy parts of every city that I'm considering.
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So I can only comment on the DC area. Lets see. Pros and Cons. Pros to this area is that you will recieve that fast pace I believe you are looking for- however you still have MANY options for getting out of the town for slower paced evening. Great Falls area, Northern Maryland has many trees, you have the beach a few hours away for summertime, and Charlottesville area is close as well. another good thing about DC is that the area has lots lots and lots of jobs with very good pay. However the living expenses are higher so you have to be creative in how to go about your living situation. Real Estate seems to always be going up. Therefore if you want to buy you really don't have to fear loosing money on your house as much as you would in other areas. The major Con that I would include right now is.. that the area (in certain parts) can lean towards the superficial side of things. That is a bummer. Okies enough for now.
States that have no income tax: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wyoming. That's one of the reasons I've been considering Tennessee...
This is a really helpful website where you can compare cost of living in two different cities:
http://www.bestplaces.net/city/
The main page of that site (just take /city/ of the link up there) can also give you a ton of information about different cities.
Also, http://city-data.com can give you lots of information, and their "forums" section gives you lots of local insider viewpoints, and you can ask questions and stuff, like "could I find a graphic design job in this city."
Also, a quick search of the nashville craigslist showed several graphic design openings.
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