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I'm sorry you had to post this, but amusingly my coworker who lived in NM previously, Socorro to be exact (graduated & worked for NM tech), did not have many ni

I'm sorry you had to post this, but amusingly my coworker who lived in NM previously, Socorro to be exact (graduated & worked for NM tech), did not have many nice things to say about the town or NM overall. A terse summary of his description would be "If you want your car broken into or stolen and/or house robbed then move to NM." Though, that's his opinion. I visited with my parents when I was much younger. We went to Taos Valley and I remember it was a really beautiful place. Ski during the day and jump in the pool at night.

batbomb 8y ago
Socorro sucks. I'd be jaded if I had to live there. My parents pushed me to go there NM Tech, but I had been going to high school in Utah and would rather go there for college. NM Tech actually said in their brochures at the time (2003) that "students often live on campus or in one of the many affordable trailer parts nearby" or something to that effect. If it's any indication, I did move back to Albuquerque in 2009 to try to find a job after graduating with a degree in Physics - because I did miss the culture and the place, even though I loved Utah too, but I couldn't make it work at the height of the recession. Utah wasn't much better - I had to take a part time mobile app QA position, but more of my adult friends were there. There are pure science jobs available at Los Alamos but they can be a bit hard to come by, I would consider moving back to Santa Fe for the right position. I would also say that Albuquerque does have my favorite weather. Winter shows up but it's not obnoxious, same with summer. September is the best month for a nice trip
ipqk 8y ago
I grew up in NM, and it's not necessarily an amazing place to live. But it's a fantastic place to visit! So much amazing wilderness of all kinds, and all kinds of culture.

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I'm sorry you had to post this, but amusingly my coworker who lived in NM previously, Socorro to be exact (graduated & worked for NM tech), did not have many ni

by MisterTea 8y ago

batbomb 8y ago
Socorro sucks. I'd be jaded if I had to live there. My parents pushed me to go there NM Tech, but I had been going to high school in Utah and would rather go there for college. NM Tech actually said in their brochures at the time (2003) that "students often live on campus or in one of the many affordable trailer parts nearby" or something to that effect. If it's any indication, I did move back to Albuquerque in 2009 to try to find a job after graduating with a degree in Physics - because I did miss the culture and the place, even though I loved Utah too, but I couldn't make it work at the height of the recession. Utah wasn't much better - I had to take a part time mobile app QA position, but more of my adult friends were there. There are pure science jobs available at Los Alamos but they can be a bit hard to come by, I would consider moving back to Santa Fe for the right position. I would also say that Albuquerque does have my favorite weather. Winter shows up but it's not obnoxious, same with summer. September is the best month for a nice trip
ipqk 8y ago
I grew up in NM, and it's not necessarily an amazing place to live. But it's a fantastic place to visit! So much amazing wilderness of all kinds, and all kinds of culture.