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I lived in Chicago in my 20's and thrived for a number of years. While I was living there, I couldn't imagine how anyone could be an intellectual and not live
by iamelgringo 18y ago
I lived in Chicago in my 20's and thrived for a number of years. While I was living there, I couldn't imagine how anyone could be an intellectual and not live in a city. I eventually had to move away, however. Living in a large city took too much effort and the crime and violence was pretty overwhelming. (I was working as an ER nurse).
Now, I'm in my 30's, living in the Valley and loving it. It seems to have hit (for me) a sweet spot of livability and intellectual stimulation.
- herdrick 18y agoWhere in the Valley?
- iamelgringo 18y agoSan Jose, Santa Theresa neighborhood. I can look out of my back yard and see the Santa Theresa foothills less than two blocks away. The greenspace in Santa Clara county is really nice. http://tinyurl.com/8w8fpo http://tinyurl.com/8w8fpo We also try to take day trips to the beach to muck about or to San Francisco to hear jazz every week or two. Sometimes we need more nature. Sometimes we need more culture. As I said, that balance is a lot more possible here than it was in Chicago.