So I grew up in Arizona as well as Bay Area, CA (my parents were divorced). Moved to Austin, Texas in 2000 and NM a couple years ago. I’ve never lived in the Northeast, never even been further than NYC in that direction, though I loved Brooklyn.
I’ve been thinking lately, partly because I’ve always hated the heat and partly because I’m sure global warming won’t be kind to the area, that I’d like to check out the Northeast, maybe upstate NY or around there. Maybe Maine. Maybe even Canada if things get particularly a way here. In any case, besides taking time to actually visit the area which I plan to do next fall for about a month, hopefully, I’d love to get any opinions about living in that region. Likes? Dislikes? Favorite areas to consider? Suggestions? Anyone make the kind of geographic change I’ve described? Thanks!
Plan a winter trip up here and decide how you REALLY feel about snow before you commit to anything.
Truth. I was raised in the deep snow, and when first seeing Bane’s iconic line delivered on-screen, I snickered at his puny claim in comparison.
Which line?
“Oh, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, molded by it…”
“Oh, you think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, molded by it. I didn’t see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but blinding!”.
A good friend confided in me, “if you’re in Ottawa in the winter, and you don’t have at least one day each time where you want to just lie down in a ditch and succumb to the cruel hatred of the weather, then you’re not really a resident.”
And I chuckled. Now I chuckle knowingly.