So, the big question that's been haunting me since before I even came here is...where do I go when I'm done? I can go live ANYWHERE! Right now what I'm most pumped to do is move to either British Columbia or the United States. Following behind that would be probably the UK or elsewhere in Canada.
Given that I hate Charlottetown so much, I figured I should look at what about it I hate so I make sure I don't move somewhere similar. And the glaring thing that I hate is how SMALL it is and how few people are here. The population, according to Wikipedia, is about 32K, and about 58K if you consider the "Metro." Either way, too fucking small for me. Saskatoon and Regina are both hovering around 200K - Regina lower, close to about 175K.
So, I thought I'd start by taking a look at a list of cities that have a population of at least 100,000 or more in Canada. Thanks to Wikipedia, I have a base list and there are 48 cities on it. From here I can start to eliminate the places I know I don't want to live. So, the maritimes are out of it, as is Quebec.
Right now, the top city on my list is Kelowna, BC. The population is 106K in the city, or 162K for the Metropolitan area. One downside to it is that it's a tourist city...but I think it's more of a "round the year" tourist city as it has the attraction of the mountains for winter sports, but also lakes and climbing paths for summer sports. Therefore it wouldn't just DIE in the winter, like it does here. It does have an international airport, so I would be able to fly places easily. It's warm there - the coldest recorded temperature according to Wikipedia is -36...psh! It's about half the size of Saskatoon, but I'm sure that population increases due to tourists. Because it is a tourist city, I would be able to get a job in my profession quite easily. Also, it's not right on the coast, which I consider an earthquake/death trap waiting to happen.
Anyway...those are my thoughts right now. Any other thoughts? Suggestions of places to move? I figure I should start doing my research now about what it's like there, what the job prospects are like, etc. I'm meeting with our internship coordinator tomorrow to discuss job opportunities, so that's a start in that direction.
One day I decided to stop wishing I was doing something cool with my life and to just do it. This is my story.
Monday, October 20, 2008
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2 comments:
you did swear! Naughty girl!
I understand your frustration. I HATED Carlyle, oops is that not like the 100th time I've said that?
I guess if I had no kids, no husband, and only Shadow (I don't know why he factors into this, but whatever) I might go to Vancouver. Or Nanimo, although I hear from my gramma that living on an island is tough when there are boats and not bridges involved.
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to live in Jasper. I love skiing/snowboarding, and would like to some day be better at it. Also be able to physically do it. It's a really nice little town (again TOWN). But I'm more of a recluse who likes wilderness-types of areas.
Kitsilano, BC and Tofino, BC are also in my top 5. Again, surfing, close to snowboarding/skiing and wilderness... my heaven, but it's not for everybody.
Go to Albuquerque
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