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Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:14:35 am
So I should have the option to move again once December rolls around. I know I really I haven't been back that long, but I never intended to stay. Five months is a long time, especially if every second is spent cursing your position.
Anyways, I am planning on moving to anywhere I can land a half decent job within the vicinity of a TESOL/TESL/TEFL Certificate Program--I am left with a lot of options and not much of a "plan."
So now I'll list the pros and cons of the cities I am looking into:
Washinton, D.C. #1 pick
| Friend just moved there: cheap housing and car. | "Capital Dining"=overpricing/bigoted idiots for bosses |
| Seemingly intelligent/professional atmosphere. | Lack of credentials on my part. |
| Get to "experience" NY: I hate sleep. | Poor job market. |
| People, everywhere. | Cost of housing/living. |
| Strangely affectionate "foodie" community. | No plausible availability of fresh seafood. |
| (I can't really think of another reason.) | I do not know anyone whom lives there. |
| Close. | I hate Pennsylvania. |
| I have lots of "friends" there. | Not pedestrian friendly. |
| Friend out there. | lol economy |
| Weather. | lol economy (again) |
Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:26:40 am
On a sidenote: A co-worker gave me a funny look when I told her I don't like to use the chemical degreaser to cooking surfaces; I wasn't sure how to take the situation in that she was surprised I was able to clean a flattop using a little water and vinegar.
Sat Oct 24, 2009 3:45:23 pm
You are planning to teach?
Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:01:18 pm
re: comment#1
What sort of job do you consider to be decent?
A paying one.no image
5) chakra, Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:56:10 pm
New Orleans.
Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:34:36 pm
poor job market in NYC? damn.
jersey is cheaper than brooklyn, and the commute to manhattan can actually be shorter, depending on where you live.
Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:57:57 pm
re: comment#7
poor job market in NYC? damn.
jersey is cheaper than brooklyn, and the commute to manhattan can actually be shorter, depending on where you live.
But then you have to say you live in New Jersey.jersey is cheaper than brooklyn, and the commute to manhattan can actually be shorter, depending on where you live.
Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:33:47 pm
re: comment#8
But then you have to say you live in New Jersey.
i've been having to say this most of my life. i don't understand what the stigma is. it's not like we're staten island.Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:35:22 pm
re: comment#9
i've been having to say this most of my life. i don't understand what the stigma is. it's not like we're staten island.
New Jersey is like the Island of Misfit Toys, minus one bumble, plus six hundred thousand malls.Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:45:32 pm
re: comment#9
i've been having to say this most of my life. i don't understand what the stigma is. it's not like we're staten island.
I still haven't visited Staten Island.Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:08:54 pm
re: comment#11
I still haven't visited Staten Island.
you're not missing much.Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:11:09 pm
re: comment#10
New Jersey is like the Island of Misfit Toys, minus one bumble, plus six hundred thousand malls.
that's not too far off, actually.Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:28:10 pm
re: comment#9
i've been having to say this most of my life. i don't understand what the stigma is. it's not like we're staten island.
http://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/29/nyregion/new-jersey-garbage-state-no-more-once-known-for-its-pollution-it-now-known-for.htmlSat Oct 24, 2009 10:34:48 pm
I have no idea what those acronyms mean, but I do live in San Francisco. My anecdotal opinion is that the California economy is only more terrible than the nation as a whole if you have a mortgage. Aside from that, every job market here is ridiculously competitive, I wouldn't move to this city without enough savings to last a year or a job already lined up.
Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:22:29 am
I LOVE PHILLY!
Move overseas and teach there. They would LOVE to pay you a lot of money because of your credentials.
