Living in the US

[danaeris]

As twitch124 points out, Amherst is 2 hours out from Boston, so it is only sort of close to Boston.

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Comments

[scorpiosdragon.livejournal.com]

why?

[danaeris.livejournal.com]

I'm looking at doctoral programs for when I graduate in 1.5 years.

[marahsk.livejournal.com]

Does that mean that you'd be coming home for the summer? That might make a difference as to whether you would consider Arizona or Texas. Unless you enjoy blisteringly hot summers.

I think you should ask *why* someone would or would not live in a certain place, as the reasons might be something that you wouldn't care about.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Depends on what your criteria for quality-of-life are, then.

[twitch124.livejournal.com]

Amherst is a long drive from Boston, especially in the winter. 2 hours in good weather and there's tolls on the pike.

[danaeris.livejournal.com]

Thanks for pointing that out. I knew it was in the area but I didn't realize it was that far. Phooey, I say!

[nathanjw]

Eh, it's not so bad as distance goes. It's a very easy drive (and there are better/faster/cheaper routes than the pike). While it's too far for a reasonable evening of socializing in the Boston area (though I've done that), it's just fine for a weekend or day trip into town. It's a bit small-town for my tastes, but very nice. And from experience, it's a good area to be a grad student.

[the-ogre.livejournal.com]

1) Amherst is not really "near" Boston; it's 90 miles away (and the whole state is only about 200 miles across),

2) Tucson is an interesting place; my inlaws live there, and while it is in a beautifu lsetting, the weather is insane.

[plymouth.livejournal.com]

my answers would be almost exclusively based on "is it near the coast". I don't live in landlocked places. So I think I won't bother to answer - this information is probably not useful to you.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Madison is the capital of Wisconsin. For those of us educated in the US primary and secondary systems, we've at least heard of it, if we don't know much. (I have never been, but know a few people who have lived there.)

I tend not to want to live in places that are hot/humid, and Los Angeles.

[tocityguy.livejournal.com]

If I had more actual knowledge of the US I might actually vote in this. As is I have 3rd party knowledge only of Boston, San Fran, Utah, and Arizona.

[earthdragon.livejournal.com]

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (near Chicago and Indiannapolis)
I think that is less near then Amherst and Boston (plus Chicago is a traffic nightmare).
I don't know much Bloomington, but I know bits about Indianapolis(the near big city), if you want more info, poke me on IM/e-mail.

[kgola.livejournal.com]

I've been to Tuscaloosa, once, and it was while I lived about an hour and a half north in Huntsville, AL. Birmingham is also okay, and that's near Tuscaloosa... In general, if you're looking for a place that's going to be open in Alabama, Huntsville is it. Anywhere else in Alabama is not very friendly to the queer, kinky ones... The weather also sucks in Huntsville.