San Francisco- My kind of town
I was born in Columbus, OH and lived in a total of 5 States (WA, OH, NY, AZ & CA). I knew as a little kid that Columbus was NOT the place for me personally. It is a nice place to be from and it is a very nice, clean town. It just didn’t have the energy and diversity that I personally needed. It also lacked that real urban feel that I was looking for. In retrospect it is funny that I knew that even when I was young. Anyway, we mov ed to New York and I hit paydirt. I loved everything about the city except the dirtiness (in the late 70’s) but I was willing to deal with that. It had an energy that made me feel alive. I was young and ate the city up. I moved away to the Phoenix area in my mid-twenties (escapism years) and stayed there for 11 years. It was a change from NY. It was new clean, bright and shiny but over time I realized that at my core I was empty. I had good friends but I really missed the energy and culture of an urban city. I left and moved to Southern California. I lived in the LA area and for the most part got the energy, good weather and beautiful geography but it was not NY. I really got tired of the traffic and having to drive great distances to do anything. I sold my possessions and took a job in Seattle. Seattle is probably one of the most esthetically beautiful cities in the U.S, HOWEVER…well let’s just say that this article http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2005/0213/cover.html can sum up better than I can what I think of Seattle. While I was there I did a lot of soul searching and realized that deep down San Francisco had EVERYTHING that I wanted in a city. I had visited there a few times before and loved the city but I always let family and friends talk me out of moving there because of THEIR fears of the city. I decided I was going to move and did. The only thing I will say is ” I am home and I have exhaled”!
Sent by Cristobal from San Francisco
August 9th, 2008 at 6:23 am
San Francisco ROCKS. I totally agree!
August 9th, 2008 at 6:59 am
You are fortunate. I am still in search of a city to call my own. I lived in the Bay Area for a year and miss it like mad. But the truth is I haven’t the financial resources to afford life in the beautiful Bay. I keep hoping for an opportunity to one day to return. In the mean time, I find myself in Austin, Texas again ( am so over Austin as I have been here far too long, and find that it is NOT deserving of its supposed cosmopolitan label). I am longing for a chance to get out.
San Francisco . . . truly The City. Congratulations to you!