Comments | grza: Yobancho 2

grza

Yobancho 2

Dec 07, 2006 12:13

Blah update, but I have questions, so skip to the end and maybe leave me a comment ( Read more... )

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ingridance December 7 2006, 05:41:04 UTC

Do you want Seattle specific advice? Or how to move three years of your life on an airplane?

Also - YAY!

grza December 7 2006, 07:09:45 UTC

Seattle specific advice, and not for me. I figure I have it easy, 'cause I'll almost certainly be staying with my fizolks at first, anyway. But if you really didn't know anything about the city, or where to look for a place, or anything.

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grza December 8 2006, 00:09:39 UTC

Yes. I said she should stay with my folks or friends a bit, too, but maybe she just needs to hear that from somebody who's not me. Anyway, thanks! Those are some good places to start.

ixnay on the overcast-ay ies-skay! D :<
You're gonna blow my plan, seriously.

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Thanks! anonymous December 9 2006, 22:50:19 UTC

(Hi, nice to meet you.)
I really appreciate the tips. It's nerve-wracking trying to move. (And the Seattle LJ is vicious sometimes.) Right now, the current plan is to find housing, temp a bit, take a few (community/city college?) courses to get some academic references, and then go back to school. Still not sure what I want to do. Something in the education field feels right, but I haven't done enough research there yet. I just know I get along with kids.

What makes Ballard so wonderful? I keep hearing hip, popular, increasingly overpriced, but that's a bit vague. What other neighborhoods are worth looking at? Which ones should be avoided?

I'll have a car, mainly because I'll drive up in it. But I'll do my best to embrace public transportation.

It's not the rain as much as the cold (and the dark) that I worry about.

I think mostly what I'm curious about is how other jobless newcomers have done it. Know any good stories?

Again, thank you for your advice!

Re: Thanks! ingridance December 10 2006, 08:54:18 UTC

Hmm, why I love Ballard is mostly irrelevant. It's the Scandinavian part of town and I spend pretty much all of my free time involved with the folk dance/music community. That said, it is wonderful living here! It is a little city within a city. Pretty much everything you need is here (libraries, restaurants/bars, a fair number of businesses, grocery stores, etc.). Other places I considered when moving out of my dad's house included downtown, Wallingford, Fremont, the U-district can be pretty convenient. My friend is currently living in the South Lake Union neighborhood, which seems to be up and coming, and he walks to work downtown in about 15-20 minutes ( ... )