Phoenix also has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country right now (making it a sucky place to be if you already bought a home, but an absolute steal if you’re in a place to buy right now). I absolutely love it, though it’s definitely not for everyone.
This is the beautiful thing about Chicago. This is not one city. This is several hundred little villages all packed together, each with their own distinct flavor and culture. One good thing that being the most segregated city in the north brings is that we can travel to a dozen different worlds without ever leaving home.
I have a love/hate relationship with Orlando. I love it because it’s my hometown. I hate it because the traffic sucks and it’s an unattractive sprawl. I love it because there are good people here, but I hate it because there are a lot of douchebags too. I love it because there are NO state […]
Most people rate the experience of finding an apartment in New York somewhere between having a root canal and being forced to attend a Celine Dion concert. This is not to discourage anyone from moving to this amazing city: there are plenty of great apartments to be had…
Life as a twenty-something in London is fun with a capital F, and I reckon everyone should have a go. But when I first arrived in London in 2002, with all my worldly possessions in a very little handkerchief on a stick over my shoulder, I absolutely hated the place.
If you asked almost anyone in Austin what kind of place this city is, they would say that Austin is a different kind of place. The people here take a lot of pride in Austin as a town and an identity, you don’t see that sort of pride in a lot of other towns.
Ask any twenty-something why he or she chose Chicago over other large cities, and you’ll likely hear the same answer—Chicago delivers the urban lifestyle without being as overwhelming as some other big cities.
I was at a cookout in Washington, DC recently when someone asked me “what’s it like up in Boston?” It’s not that I haven’t been to other places. But it’s hard to sum up Boston in a few short, coherent sentences while balancing a glass of sangria and a plate of veggie burgers.
When I graduated from college, I knew I didn’t want to stay in my small college town. I had interned with my company and received an offer and I was very vocal about wanting to relocate. When I approached them with Atlanta, they countered with Charlotte.
Los Angeles is perfect if you’re trying to define or redefine yourself intellectually, bodily, or socially. It’s a great place to get lost and find yourself, as long as you don’t get caught up in the hype. . . and you don’t mind the traffic.
