I'm also a Texan originally from Houston yet I have lived in every major city in the state except Dallas. I just came back home to Texas (Austin surprisingly) from living in London for 2 years. I'd encourage anyone to try a place unfamiliar as you'll learn so much about yourself and have so many unexpected adventures. I'd also add that I was 37 when I moved to London so don't let age hinder what you think is acceptable or doable.
@@annier1873 it’s fine. I would say Houston is more my comfort zone but I will say it’s doable and safe. My friend group here in Austin most certainly looks a lot more diverse and a bit different but just as fun, genuine and loyal as other places.
I live in Metro ATL and I 100% agree with all the statements, lol. This is home. I love living in the South. Do I love the politics of it all as a Black Woman? Of course not. But it is home. Id definitely love to move to a different state/country for the experience of it all. I've never done that before. But eventually I'll be coming back home lol
I actually do have so much care & love for my city (ATL), but it doesn’t feel right here anymore. The crime & morally strange things that happen here don’t feel right at all.
I have lived in 6 places: Toronto, Canada (where I was born and raised); Yellowknife (the Arctic) Canada; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Lichinga, Mozambique; Dahod, India and Dili, East Timor; I have travelled to 45 countries around the world. I think leaving is such an important and healthy decision for every human. We simply fell out of a vagina into where we were (born and) raised. It has no meaning, but you can make things meaningful by having experiences, both where you are now and going elsewhere to let the world experience you and you can experience the world.
@dariasmeh I am open to new experiences. I usually prefer staying away from tourist traps. I like experiencing street art, architecture and/or nature. I have a sensitive stomach though 😔
I feel you!! I live in San Diego, CA born and raised and when I tell you that you need 3 jobs, an OnlyFans and a side hustle of selling feet pics to make it out here it’s ridiculous!! I’ve seen one bedrooms in areas that are not to fond to live in around $1,800!! But the weather and diversity out here is great so it’s hard to leave lol.
I live in SD too and babyyyyyy, if I could sell my thigh meat I would because the rent here is too much. The audacity of some of these apartments trying to compete at market rate, but has a white refrigerator, cabinets that have the "wood" peeling, and mold in the walls and asbestos. How are you charging 1900 for a 400sqft studio that hasn't been updated in 27 years? The gall of it all!
Also, you didn’t mention this but i wanted to say that the rent being raised in every area with the blame being on “Californians” is such lazy propaganda. It’s greed. Thats all it is. I live in country ass Dallas. I should not have to pay $1.4K in rent just to be safe.
As a tired forever Texas girlie, I too am in love with Chicago. I think it's because it has small town vibes while being a major city. The biggest thing keeping me away are those winters! I like being in Texas where is acceptable to stay home when we've had even s little bit of weather. 😅
I moved to Chi from VA and I hear you lol. Global boiling 🥲has helped with winters so the past couple have been mild, like 40s-60s. The hardest part of the winters here is how cloudy it is all the time. Summertime Chi makes up for it so much. I do stay home when the weather is bad, I refuse to let them take that away from me lol
I’m a midwesterner that lived in the south for about 10 years. I’ll never in my life live in the south again. It’s something about Midwest and east coast Black people that is home and safe for me. I’d recommend you consider Detroit or Philly. We have 4 seasons and are Blackity Black all across the diaspora diverse. And you can actually afford to buy property and land in the Midwest.
It's so comforting to have black people everywhere, and in every profession❤ i will never feel safe anywhere that's not filled with my black and brown kin.
Moved to atl from Detroit 10 years ago. Ready to leave the south for good but would neeeeever move back to Detroit. Every time I got back it just doesn’t feel right.
I was born and raised in Texas and lived there until I was 34. I am from immigrant parents so it's also a thing when you leave the place they fought to come to. That being said, I moved to the middle east and I'm super happy about it!!! Been here for 7 years and have no immediate plans of return.
I from Atlanta (born in New York but moved down south when I was 7) and I definitely grew tired of driving in atl and overall just wanted a change of scenery after college. Sold my car and wound up in Chicago for 3 years. The segregation is rough but I love how distinct each neighborhood looks and feels. You can find almost any vibe you want. I HATED the heat in Georgia but the drawn out winters in Chicago are next level. I keep the city on my weather app just because and it's currently hazy, snowing, & freezing in April. The cold is one thing but months and months and MOOONTHS of it combined with grey sky and that disrespectful ass wind can be a downer if you're not prepared. Vitamin D supplements, a happy lamp, and FREQUENT trips aways from Nov - Apr will make it easier. The summer are pure bliss though! Currently set on moving back to New York at some point in my 30s (currently 28) and maaaaybe spending a few years in Sao Paulo, Brazil before then. Wish I could move to nyc now but I seriously need to get my money up if I want to rent my own place in THE MOST EXPENSIVE housing market in the world 😮💨
As someone who also never really ventured out in their 20s, I feel you. But I *also* believe there's an unnecessary stigma about staying put. If you like where you're from or if you feel compelled to linger for whatever reason, more power to you! That being said, I'm from Chicago and I would be stoked if you said you were moving here. Yes like you said, it has its problems but it's underrated and I love it so so much. Once you have access to (semi 👀) reliable public transportation, you'll wonder why people drive at all.
So I'm TRÉS TEXAN like you, but I've lived in Montréal, Québec, Canada since 2019. Racism/Sexism-event count is 1:1 to Dallas, no better no worse (but it's -different- and sometimes makes me LONG for Dallas 😭). Food is mostly BAD, but tasty food is findable. 🤣 Canadian winter is like the cold-version of Texan summer. It's pretty intense. It will give your lungs 'ice-burn' if you breathe the subzero air. It is SO cheap to drink, sit in a cafe, go dancing, mingle with artists, read and buy comics, and visit other Canadian cities. Montréal has free street festivals CONSTANTLY (I literally saw a Thundercat/Louis Cole for free) and the picnic/park culture is the stuff of dreams. Our summers are as beautiful as our winters are brutal. Montréal will force you to learn French (the French literacy is SUPER non-negotiable ) and become more athletic, but it will definitely make you homesick for the good life in Téjas. Side effects might include learning a musical instrument and quitting internet addictions.
I visited Montréal in college and it stuck with me as somewhere I could possibly live. I've only lived in Texas, but something about Montréal spoke to me!
Chicago would welcome you with open arms! And the winters aren't as bad as they used to be. This summer we're getting hit by two sets of cicadas, so you might want to wait until the fall.
Cousin!! I lived in Minneapolis, MN for 15 sad years, and I just moved to Durham, NC about a month ago and I am thriviiinnggg!! It's a gem cos it's never really on people's minds when they think about places to move to - it wasn't even on my list. I had ATL, DFW, the DMV, and NYC, but I had to cross all of them off the list due to non-negotiable elements they had that I did not like. I had to reassess why I wanted to leave MN and what I was looking - not just what was popular, and it became clear that I needed a place with a rich black culture and history with a democratic governor, tolerable weather, good food, and easy access to nature. I ultimately chose Durham, and fell in love after visiting once. Durham is conveniently located between mountains and the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Everyone back home in MN says that I sound so alive when they talk to me now (whatever that means) but I am loving it, and I think you might enjoy it too! Come thru - I have an extra bedroom. 😊❤🙏🏽
After 10+ yrs in the Metroplex & 40+ in Austin, I decamped to Brooklyn in late 2021. No regrets. Especially now that Texas is putting people like me on a list.
I moved here from Long Beach, CA back in '09. My plan was always for this to be a temporary move, but I'm married and have 2 kids. They're true Texans. My oldest said she likes CA ok, but that there are "Too many dogs." 😂 My hope is that my girls will move when they get older so I can visit them when I'm old. 😅 I'm not convinced that will happen.
3:43 As a whole ass native ass Texan living in Chicago for 5-6 years, I GUARANTEE, 🗣️I GUARAN-GODDAMN-TEE IT AIN'T THE FOOD, SIS! I returned to DFW for a bachelor party and we stopped at a Mexican spot for lunch. The chips. And salsa. Alone. Had me openly weeping in public. I said what I said.
Half Southerner, half Chicagoan! Chicago = restaurant capital of the US with food from all over the world, while the South = great food at auntie or grandma's house, and all your neighbors can cook. IMO It totally depends on what you are looking for and if you have family in the South or not. If you have no family in the South, you gone be eating fast food, asking for a plate, or teaching yourself to cook! 🤣 I love my Texas, Alabama, Lousiana life, but the lack of diversity in food options available compared to other parts of the country is the deal breaker for me! Always love my Mexican food, but I need my options!
@@Milan-wi5vx I'm from Houston, so I HAD all the cuisines available. 😎 I just specifically mentioned Mexican cause that was my experience, but I understand how I undercut the rich diversity of the immigrants in Houston and their contributions to the cuisine
So I've went from Baltimore to Georgia to Chicago..... Chicago is a vibe--- but the darkness of winter caught me clean off guard. It's gloomy AF in the winter and it's cold from late September to early/mid May. Summer is lovely though-- all 6 weeks of it.
I’m in Milwaukee and have family in Chicago. I stay in MKE because cost of living is significantly less, the city is smaller, I love the outdoor spaces and food diversity is improving. It’s also a short train ride from Chicago so when you’re craving the big city atmosphere, you can easily get to it but then can also leave it❤
Texas has such a special place in my heart. I was born there, went to college there, and all my family lives there but I grew up in Louisiana. I live on the east coast now and as much as I love public transportation I miss having a little breathing room. These east coast cities are cramped and expensive as hell.
Due to my job, I've lived in SO MANY cities in the US: multiple cities on both coasts, the north, the south, the southwest, the Pacific Northwest, the midwest and the bible belt and honestly its really "same sh*t, different toilet" if you know what I mean. I think what matters is making sure where you are going has the people, climate and amenities you need to feel happy and fulfilled, and that you can afford the lifestyle you want where you are going. And also have savings so you can move again if you need to! ❤ Also I'm currently in the San Francisco Bay area and it is beautiful here with LOTS to do, but don't come here unless you have SCHMONEY HONEY!💸
EVELYN you should apply to a residency in the Netherlands (Amsterdam!!). You can taste life here for a few months and I'm sure you'll love it! Come in the summer tho, because the winter is wet and gray.
Love ya Evelyn! I’m from Jamaica. Moved several times there before moving to Gainesville FL. I like it here. Love the trees, tiny hills. Small town feel. Close enough to bigger exciting places Orlando, Jacksonville, beaches. I hope to find your new home away from home. ❤
I’m from South Carolina originally but I lived in Memphis for 6 years and Cleveland for about 3 now. I’m ready to move back to the South though. This endless winter of grey skies and freezing temperatures is not good for my mental health 😅 There are definitely problems in the South but there’s also home and community and people actively working to improve things.
I’m in NC-I wasn’t born here, but this is the longest I’ve lived anywhere in my life. I feel like I’m from here, and I do love it. However, I’m getting ready to move to Portugal (it was hilarious that you chose Portuguese!) It’s surreal to choose to leave… There’s a part of me that feels like I’m abandoning everybody. But I also feel powerless here. I just wanna live!
I was in Portugal on a guided tour. Evora and Lisbon had me READY to learn Portuguese and make a move!!!!! Loved a lot about Spain, but Portugal hit different. Definitely plan on going back. I hope you have the best experience there!
I just moved to Durham a month ago from the Midwest and I am so in love. Might be the honeymoon phase but I've already made two new friends!! I love it here so much!! ❤🎉
I've lived in the Midwest, East coast, The South, and the West Coast. For me The South is the best place to be black. I know many will disagree and of course the South has its issues, but strength in numbers is a real thing. As is choosing to live in places where you don't need 75% of your income just to have a roof over your head. People like to use the South as the ultimate scapegoat for all the things they want to look down on. But trust racism and classism (from which race is inextricable) is pervasive EVERYWHERE in this country. Now, leaving the US. That is the real question. I'm considering it myself because 100 reasons, not the least of which is detesting the fact that I'm forced to pay for wars I don't believe in
As your internet cousin born and raised in Chicago who has been watching you since 2015, I think you would very much love living in Chicago! Come on round this way cousin!
I did a bid in: DC, San Fran, Guadalajara MX, and Mexico City. Houston is still home 😩😩 I want to try Atlanta but I think our ATL cousins feel how I do about Houston - they full too 😂 The sundown town of it ALLLLLL. That’s the realest thing I’ve read in a while.
3 yrs ago I moved from the DC suburbs (where I grew up) to Baltimore which is only 40 miles away. But anyone that knows DC and Baltimore knows that they feel like they're 300 miles away. Totally different cities, cultures, vibes. Technically I never left the state but it feels like I did. I don't know if I can ever live in the DMV again. I've grown to love my adopted city of Bmore. I get to have the best of both worlds. I know that my friends and family are within an hour drive from me, but I also get to learn a side of me that I've only discovered after moving to a new city. Highly recommend that everyone lives in a different city for at least a couple of yrs in their life. It will teach you a lot about yourself.
If I come back to DC I am seriously thinking about bmore or Bmore country! Bro the cost of living in DC is so outrageous now! 😭 and it is gentrifying beyond belief. My father and cousin are the only relatives on his side I have left in dc. Everyone is in PG or Charles county (waldorf) Nothern VA, and my god sister is building a house in Delaware. It takes an act of congress or a funeral just to visit folks and get us all together in one room now!
Hey! Born and raised in Chicago and summertime Chicago is the BEST to ever do it! The lakefront, the food, the festivals! All amazing! but other than that issa no lol… and don’t get me wrong I LOVE my city but it’s having a bit of an identity crisis at the moment.. and the weather?! Well I’ll just say it’s snowing today and the first day of spring it snowed 5 inches lol.. I live in the burbs now and I love it but yea.. I would just say be prepared for the city life because it ain’t for everyone lol
I am a Houston girlie! Born and raised, but took my talents to Boston for grad school! I was actually about that east coast life. I dug the pace, the culture flowing around, the older architecture, not having to drive (even though I love driving). It was a vibe until it wasn’t. Less space, more expensive, longer winters, and I missed Houston food 😭😭 so came on back like 9 years ago. Now that my mom is a little older-and survived a stroke-I’m in Texas to stay. It’s the wild Wild West for sure, but I don’t feel like moving myself AND my mom lol
As someone who travelled from the minute they could, I kept being brought back to my home until I figured out how to be happy here (in Stockholm, Sweden; yes it was a struggle). Learning to love home first hits different.
I spent my entire childhood in Florida and after several years in the DMV-area while I was in my teens, my parents moved back to Florida. I despise Florida slander even though I personally would never move back myself (did for a couple years post-college). I just love the DMV so much! But I currently live in Baltimore and LOVE IT. Baltimore gets a lot of hate from outsiders, but Baltimoreans are proud of their city and their culture. It's beautiful to be around that pride. Plus, its a predominantly Black city, which is pure fire!!
I was born and raised -in the county of Dade- in Miami, came to GA for high school, went to D.C. for college, spent a split year in total in NYC (for interning, writing, and a theatre conservatory), and came back to GA. I don't know for sure if I would permanently live somewhere else, but I truly _need_ to travel abroad (I would love to do like three months or something in another country just fast drafting a manuscript!) and I want to see the rest of this country. I've been up and down the east coast, but when it comes to the west side of this place like I've spent a week in LA and that's it. I'd like to fix that 'cause every time I remember the Grand Canyon and Mt. Helens exists in these United States I'm like 'huh??' Like I must see with my own eyeballs lol.
I definitely moved back to Austin (from home, internationally, in the Caribbean) because you helped me believe it was livable again. I've lived all over Texas, Austin is my default preference... For reasons, but I too, don't like a lot about the culture or the weather. I'd take heat over Chicago winters any day, as a child of the tropics, them big coat towns ain for me. That drop in the bucket thing is real, it feels like a real responsibility, but I gotta say too, you gotta make your own little splish splash sanctuary wherever you go (I've been an immigrant in several cities including Toronto), there you are! Dats da facts
New Mexico is absolutely gorgeous and versatile via the natures. Although from Alaska originally, I’ve grown to love the Southwest for the last 27 years.
Long time listener first time writer. After we met in 2017 I move to Prague, which ain't the best but it's been a great break. Now I'll see what I do next. It's important to take time to live and breathe and explore what it's like to not have to constantly be overwhelmed and worn down by the world around. It's never too late to try something. Even if you just take a break and travel for a few months!
Born and raised in Belfast, Ireland, lived in England, now live in Vancouver, Canada. The rents here are wildly out of control so if I was to live somewhere else in Canada it would be Halifax - rents getting higher but a city with lots of art and with the ocean too. Moving back to Europe is tempting at some point in the future though, possibly for education. We'll see where life takes me!
I recently moved to Houston and I do like it so far....it is different than any of the other places I've lived.... Chicago Atlanta Oakland...but Texas is wild!!! went to a barbecue spot and there were four guys sitting inside eating their lunch armed like they were going to war.... I had never seen so many guns at one time... I ordered my food to go lol
I’m a Detroiter, born and raised. I too love Chicago, Chicago feels like Detroit’s cousin. The vibe is very similar, but it’s different enough that I would move there for the change of pace. I would consider Philly as well. I also enjoyed living down south, I would definitely go back if the circumstances were right. The air was so clean lol
Its so interesting that right before watching this video I watched a video of some UK folks talking about how they hate America cuz one came to Atlanta and they saw people carrying guns. I've lived in Atl 20 years and haven't seen a gun in anyone's waistband once. Community is everything.
As a black woman living in Huntsville, AL I felt all of what you were saying about the south, people's preconceived notions about it and how it's home. I, on the other hand, have lived many other places, including a few years outside the country, and the fact is, I'm a black woman everywhere.. so, while physically safer in some places, I still get the stares and funky attitude outside the states.. as a matter of fact, people are generally, genuinely, nice in the south..
I live in the Chicago area, and before you mentioned Chicago, I was like, don't say here. Just because every winter I reevaluate my choices to subject myself to highs that are in the negative. But global warming sponsored our last winter so it wasn't that bad. Every winter, I try to go to Africa, and that makes Chicago manageable. I really love being in Narobi and I'm a digital nomad so I will be there when it gets cold. For those of us who enjoy 4 seasons, but don't love winter, the key to living in a cold place like here may be traveling more during winter to make it manageable. Besides that, I do enjoy living here, but you would likely still need a car. I lived in NYC, and you don't need a car there, but Chicago is pretty spread out, and the public transportation is not on NY's level.
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I SO enjoy your conversations...im in VA...but now I want to visit Chicago!
Born in TX, lived overseas, raised in metro ATL, lived in FL for 8 years (hated it), and now in the DM(V). Don't want to go back to TX due to weather, politics, and traffic. ATL is a no due to all the people moving there and crime. FL has too many problems to name. Chicago would be great but those winters?!! I'm good 😅
I live in DC, the NE quadrant, to be exact. Living here has been fun, and I wouldn't see myself moving anywhere else except out of the country or Charlotte. #Random
Honestly reading southern writers as an adult helped me check myself on that attitude you’re talking about (Kiese Laymon, Jesmyn Ward, etc)! Which is kind of hilarious because VA is not that far off lol but denial right?! I think the DMV is home forever, my family immigrated here and we stuck but I definitely need to do a stint in a Chicago too, it’s such a dope city!
as a fellow Austin girly, it it very hard to be girlypop in TX. I've lived in other states and they're so fun but Texas IS home, and I definitely can relate to wanting to be that breath of fresh air and make a change. so it really is a tough decision.
We are leaving Texas in two months to move near Rochester NY. The weather, politics (reproductive/gender affirming care), and COL are the biggest reasons why. My husband was born here and lived here all his life. I was born here too, but I have experienced a bit of the Northeast when I was a younger adult (specifically MD and CT). But we are also ready to just experience something new.
I currently live in Atlanta(moved home to help my mom), but I spent my 20s and majority of my 30s living in the DMV and I did a 2 year stint in New York. Oddly enough, I’m finding it hard to build a tribe in my own hometown of Atlanta. Atlanta is so expensive but the jobs are not keeping up with the rising cost of living. Not to mention our Governor and the lack of healthcare. I honestly had a better quality of life in the DMV. But Atlanta will always and forever be, HOME.
As a fellow Austinite, this is literally the most seen I have ever felt in my entire life. All of this 40 million times. This is also exactly how my brother talks about Chicago lol.
I love Chicago. Public transit is great being cautious is a must. A car isn't necessary but the option of driving is good to have. Different neighborhoods can feel like a little daycation elsewhere. It's always something to do. I would love to spend part of the winter in a warmer climate frfr. 😂
I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I want to move but I'm so nervous. I want a job first before I drop everything and go. It causes me so much anxiety! Don't move here.
Hey Evelyn! 💛 This video is STELLAR. I just love your content!!! I live in HTX and have been in Texas my whole life. I would LOVE to live outside the States - preferably Amsterdam. I also would like to explore the States...maybe start with D.C. But TX will always be home. 🤘🏾
I live in Vegas….and I don’t suggest it. I was born and raised here and never left, unfortunately. It used to be a pretty affordable place to live but with the influx of people that have moved here in the last 3 years, it’s becoming more and more expensive. Homes in less desirable areas are starting at $500K, which is unheard of. Apartments are creeping up to LA prices…but salaries are not 😭 The goal is to live abroad, so that’s what I’m working towards, but if I were to stay in the states, I’d love to live in Seattle. I’ve visited a few times…love rain, but their summer weather is perfect, compared to the HOT 🥵 Vegas summers.
I lived in Houston for a bit during Hurricane Ida and it feels Red/Purple to me. Definitely has a wild Wild West energy depending where you go though I did enjoy the diversity. It doesn't come across as liberal though by any means.
I'm in my 40s and I just moved to Chicago. And I live on the South Side with all of us 🙏🏾.And (unfortunately) because of global warming, the winters aren't NEARLY as harsh as when i would spend past winters here. It was hard but wowwwww was it worth it. And yes, it feels like a big city, but it's really easy to navigate! I'm not great directionally-speaking and I started getting around regularly without GPS in a few months!
So glad you posted this. This needs to be said again and again. No one should ask anyone to stay and make it better, but it's never going to get better if those who are able, keep leaving. I hope you do get a chance to live lots of places over the course of your life, but you are doing God's work right where you are.
Having recently moved to Chicago for work, I support your love for it! (It's growing on me slowly.) I previously lived in/near Seattle and Salt Lake City. Would not recommend Utah to anyone, despite its natural beauty, but grad school was a necessary step for me there. But the entire PNW is my favorite part of the US, hands down. I'm a temperate autumnal boi at heart
As a Chicago girlie, love to hear that you’re considering moving here. It’s a great city! I think you’d get a lot out of it and contribute a lot to it.
DFW here 🖐 I'm from south Texas. Texas will have a spot in my heart forever but I want to try and move to some other state. Everything you said in a few seconds of why you don't want to be here is me
Evelyn!! As an *almost* lifelong floridian I feel this so hard! It's so hard to think about leaving where my family is and yet it still feels impossible to stay. 💔💔💔 I dunno i guess I'm gonna try to enjoy the beach and make it a better place until I can't anymore
I've lived in Houston most of my life and I totally get what you mean about Chicago! I've only visited briefly but the food and transit is so nice. Though I would definitely miss TexMex, and I'd be trading the horrible heat for windy wet cold...
Yesssss in California the way they go in on Texas is really crazy. I’m like…there are SO many different kinds of people in TX here. It’s a monolithic stereotype.
I live in SF. Don’t recommend from a culture POV. Love the landscape but it can give liberal sundown town tbh. But Oakland, that’s a cool spot. Might move that way soon.
I've lived multiple places I see here in the comments and I love Texas. And I'm with you, Texas has so many different vibes which I like. Austin is it's own vibe, Houston is it's own vibe, San Antonio, etc. It's just so big. And I've always encountered pleasant people when living there and just visiting. Now ATL on the other hand; ATL is too big for its britches now which I think is making everyone cranky; the traffic alone will do that. The southern hospitality doesn't exist there. Also lived in Seattle, very liberal, maybe too liberal for my liking but the scenery was the best I've ever had/ the outdoors, boy I miss the outdoors there. Currently back in NC, honestly no place like home.
@@chenanigans Yes. To me Texas is a state where everyone can find a niche and generally feel welcome. Tbh CA (Bay Area … SF specifically) does not have a welcoming vibe. They pat themselves on the back for being so liberal but the place isn’t inviting. I love Texas and miss it everyday. Similar to Seattle the Bay Area landscape is breathtaking so it’s worth it in that way but the people aren’t giving IMO.
@@TheBayouGurl Good luck!!! I’ve never been to Fremont I know it has good food especially Asian cuisine. It’s more suburban. Heavily Asian (South and East Asian). I have a coworker there and she loves it. You’d probably need a car there. If you don’t like the vibes or want more black experience move to Oakland (but choose the neighborhood wisely). Lake Merritt area is nice. TBH I would live close to work then move (if you want) when you get good footing in the area. If you move to Oakland or something you could reverse commute to Fremont.
I’m from Maryland, did a stent in NY for an internship, lived in LA 4 years, moved to NC where my parents are from, lived in Houston for a year and a half, and now I’m back in Maryland stuck. 😩 we can trade places honestly… I’m sure you’d love the DMV! Lol I miss Texas! Plus I’m locing my hair and my skin is dry af so I’m all for the heat and humidity.
I'm from good ol' Birmingham, Alabama 😅 I, too, in my 20s told myself I never wanted to leave because it was home and where my family and friends are. It's everything I ever knew... THEN I TURNED 30!! I started to get the itch to just escape and so I did. I've lived in South Korea going on 4 years now (whole other bag of worms to discuss lol) but it's now time for me to go home next year and I've been debating on where I'll settle. Idk if I want to be back in Alabama permanently because you've seen the shenanigans from my state recently in the news. But the other places I'm considering aren't a far cry from it. Dallas, Nashville, possibly somewhere in Arizona, or the DMV (if I can afford it)
I have never lived outside of TX and though I want to at some point (after my children are grown lol), I know I'm coming back home. I love Texas too much and yes, we have our problems, but this is my home!!!
Moved from Texas to Cali 7 years ago and now I’m moving back to Texas in a few months. Gonna pay off my student loans, which is impossible for me in California. After loans are paid in a few years then I’m moving north. Maybe New England. Or Canada 😅
I lived in GA for most of my life. I relocated to Los Angeles in 2015. I feel like if I can make it here, i can make it anywhere. I completely uprooted myself once, I can do it again. I think you'd find value in ATL and LA as a creative.
Hello from half a world away, Armenia! My homeland is the best place for me, second-best for me of all the countries I've visited/lived in is Switzerland, because it's small and cozy.
The coolest people I have stumbled upon or met in real life and never saw again but I hear them doing great deeply interesting things are from Chicago or stayed in Chicago. There’s just something about that place.
