Texas??

[nickymaria]

We lived in Galveston for three years in the mid-80s. At the end my mom told my dad she was moving back up north and he could come if he wanted. We ended up in Ohio, and now they're back in NY. My parents were (are) both pretty died-in-the-wool Yankees and Texas was not a good fit for them, Galveston especially.

Now I have a sister-in-law in Dallas and several friends in Houston and Austin. All interesting but different places to live. Texas is a very unique and special state (even though it can be hotter than Hades!). Depending upon what sort of community you're most comfortable in and what you look for in a home it may or may not be a great fit. Obviously with the economy the way it is now it would be very, very hard to turn down any good job. That said, Austin is going to be the most "northern" (more hills, trees, liberals, etc.) feeling place in the state, if that's what you're looking for. But it's still very much Texas!

 

[photo_chick]

Houston is about 1000 miles from the ocean (or further from the Pacific Ocean). The Gulf of Mexico is not the ocean. It's the gulf. Way different.

Actually the gulf of Mexico is a basin of the Atlantic Ocean. I've lived the east coast, west coast, Gulf of Mexico and Guam, so I've seen lots of ocean. While Galveston isn't my favorite beach in Texas, it's not bad on the gulf side of the island (get out of the resort areas to the state parks) and the tar is miniscule really and gone from what I've seen. It came along with boats and not from the oil well directly last year. And it's certainly not 100 miles from Houston. Or Humble.

 

[HomeschoolMama]

I've lived most of my life in Austin, but I have visited Houston, San Antonio (inlaws) and Dallas both multiple times.

I'm sure I'm biased too, but Austin is where it's at. It's a really great place as far as culture, rivers/lakes, the arts, music, education, etc.

If you end up near here, feel free to PM me with any question s you have about schools, etc.

Good luck with the job opportunities!

 

[twooley2]

We live north of Houston in a suburb and being from up North let me say if you are where you went to high school and already have a lot of familiar people and dealings anytime a person moves they must adjust to changes and it can be difficult at times. It is what you make of it though