Comments on: I empathize with ya, Chicago http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:01:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Karen http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-262872 Karen Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:58:53 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-262872 Hey Jessica! Thanks for reading my blog. You wll do fabulous! The weather here (compared with the Midwest) is so much LESS depressing and less messy - no salt, rarely snow and no negative temperatures. I know it seems crazy that I up and moved, and I think my friends and family thought I was insane, but if you plan well and are not too impulsive, its all doable. I feel very safe in the city as a single female and like the size as well. I haven't put in a ton of effort @ making friends, but being a part time student helps. I do really feel like I fit in and am lucky to have found an awesome roommate. One caveat, it will be tough to find a job before you move out here, employers are very skeptical of the distance, even if you mention you are moving there soon (like I did). You are unlikely to find a co. Who will fly you out, but it doesn't hurt to try. I gave into the risk of moving without a job (after trying for half a year and even flying out here for interviews on my own dime) because I had the savings and persistence. I obviously found one and things have worked out. I was done with the depressing weather in the Midwest and basically just needed a life overhaul. Let me know if you come out here even if It's just to visit and I can show you around, I'm sure you will like it;) I realize I made the best decision by moving out here. Email me anytime, Jessica, and keep me posted on how your situation unfurls, take care - kirrk@seattleu.edu Hey Jessica!
Thanks for reading my blog.
You wll do fabulous! The weather here (compared with the Midwest) is so
much LESS depressing and less messy – no salt, rarely snow and no
negative temperatures. I know it seems crazy that I up and moved, and I
think my friends and family thought I was insane, but if you plan well and
are not too impulsive, its all doable.

I feel very safe in the city as a single female and like the size as
well. I haven’t put in a ton of effort @ making friends, but being a part
time student helps. I do really feel like I fit in and am lucky to
have found an awesome roommate.

One caveat, it will be tough to find a job before you move out here,
employers are very skeptical of the distance, even if you mention you are
moving there soon (like I did). You are unlikely to find a co. Who
will fly you out, but it doesn’t hurt to try. I gave into the risk of
moving without a job (after trying for half a year and even flying out here
for interviews on my own dime) because I had the savings and
persistence. I obviously found one and things have worked out.

I was done with the depressing weather in the Midwest and basically
just needed a life overhaul. Let me know if you come out here even if It’s
just to visit and I can show you around, I’m sure you will like it;) I
realize I made the best decision by moving out here.

Email me anytime, Jessica, and keep me posted on how your situation
unfurls, take care – kirrk@seattleu.edu

]]> By: jessica http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-262283 jessica Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:35:41 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-262283 I think it's amazing that you up and moved to Seattle from halfway across the country. Right now I'm looking into doing the same. I live near St Louis( the IL side) and I've had enough of the midwest. And for some reason, I seem to think that Seattle is the place for me. I'm looking for a job now--I have my bachelor's degree in marketing, so I guess I'm looking for a marketing job :) Once I cross that bridge I'll find a roommate. I think I can do these things, it will just take time and endurance. What I'm really worried about is my ability to adjust. Was it hard to make friends? Do you really feel like you fit in now? Do you have any advice for the months leading up? Also, as a young female, do you feel safe in the city? Do you go places alone at night? I guess I'm scared that I won't know anyone, but i'll be afraid to go places alone. And if I don't go places alone, I'll never meet anyone. And the cycle will only perpetuate. I'm 23, I'm single, and I don't know a soul in Seattle. Any words of wisdom are surely appreciated :) thanks! jessica I think it’s amazing that you up and moved to Seattle from halfway across the country.
Right now I’m looking into doing the same. I live near St Louis( the IL side) and I’ve had enough of the midwest.
And for some reason, I seem to think that Seattle is the place for me.
I’m looking for a job now–I have my bachelor’s degree in marketing, so I guess I’m looking for a marketing job :)
Once I cross that bridge I’ll find a roommate.
I think I can do these things, it will just take time and endurance.
What I’m really worried about is my ability to adjust. Was it hard to make friends? Do you really feel like you fit in now?
Do you have any advice for the months leading up?
Also, as a young female, do you feel safe in the city? Do you go places alone at night? I guess I’m scared that I won’t know anyone, but i’ll be afraid to go places alone. And if I don’t go places alone, I’ll never meet anyone. And the cycle will only perpetuate.
I’m 23, I’m single, and I don’t know a soul in Seattle.
Any words of wisdom are surely appreciated :)
thanks!
jessica

]]> By: Karen http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-252425 Karen Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:01:37 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-252425 Hey Kate, Congrats on getting married, that's so exciting! I hear ya when it comes to the bitter temps. In fact, my former co-worker in CHI lived in SD for years and said it was brutal, especially since you getso much snow. I've only been to Mitchell, when I was driving out here. It was the dead of summer, yet it was cold and rainy there! I just remember packing all shorts and it being so cold! Stay warm in SD! Hopefully, spring hits fast! Hey Kate,
Congrats on getting married, that’s so exciting! I hear ya when it comes to the bitter temps. In fact, my former co-worker in CHI lived in SD for years and said it was brutal, especially since you getso much snow.

I’ve only been to Mitchell, when I was driving out here. It was the dead of summer, yet it was cold and rainy there! I just remember packing all shorts and it being so cold!

Stay warm in SD! Hopefully, spring hits fast!

]]> By: Sherry http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-252343 Sherry Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:41:27 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-252343 Don't rub it in...by 8am tomorrow it will feel like -19 degrees in Chicago! I would give anything for your 29 degrees. My kids even said that even though they love the snow, they can't wait for spring. I'm with them! Don’t rub it in…by 8am tomorrow it will feel like -19 degrees in Chicago! I would give anything for your 29 degrees. My kids even said that even though they love the snow, they can’t wait for spring. I’m with them!

]]> By: Karen http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-251777 Karen Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:25:14 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-251777 Carol, You are so right. I must admit I'm harboring a bit of dis-ease, if you will, about re-entering the bitter cold temps reminiscent of Chicago. Perhaps next winter I'll head up to the Cascades. In spite of the cold, it's no doubt gorgeous! Carol,
You are so right. I must admit I’m harboring a bit of dis-ease, if you will, about re-entering the bitter cold temps reminiscent of Chicago. Perhaps next winter I’ll head up to the Cascades. In spite of the cold, it’s no doubt gorgeous!

]]> By: Kate http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-251530 Kate Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:30:44 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-251530 I'm from Boise and when most people hear Idaho, they think of the mountains and snow. But Boise is High Desert, and generally very mild. Well last year I got married and am now hunkered down in South Dakota. I am experiencing a whole new definition of cold. When I was back in Boise over Christmas, it felt like spring. I hardly buttoned up my coat. Whereas now I've experienced that unique sensation of freezing eyelashes. It's all relative. But generally we don't understand cold in Boise. We get our weather from the Pacific, not Canada. Brrr. I’m from Boise and when most people hear Idaho, they think of the mountains and snow. But Boise is High Desert, and generally very mild. Well last year I got married and am now hunkered down in South Dakota. I am experiencing a whole new definition of cold. When I was back in Boise over Christmas, it felt like spring. I hardly buttoned up my coat. Whereas now I’ve experienced that unique sensation of freezing eyelashes.

It’s all relative. But generally we don’t understand cold in Boise. We get our weather from the Pacific, not Canada.

Brrr.

]]> By: Carol Williams http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-251228 Carol Williams Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:14:08 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-251228 Karen, You don't need to go to Chicago to find real cold. You just have to pop over to the "other" side of the Cascades to experience some frigid temperatures in Wenatchee (and surrounding areas). Karen, You don’t need to go to Chicago to find real cold. You just have to pop over to the “other” side of the Cascades to experience some frigid temperatures in Wenatchee (and surrounding areas).

]]> By: Karen http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-251149 Karen Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:03:09 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-251149 LOL, Russ. You are so right. Chicago does only have two seasons - summer & winter. My parents are lamenting that this is the coldest winter that they have had to endure in years. Guess I moved away at the perfect time! Sidenote: If anyone can give me tips on what I should be sure to bring with me when going to the DOL (Dept. of Licensing) with all of my out-of-state paperwork, I would surely appreciate it. Have not gotten my Wash. State license simply because I don't need to: I'm a student so technically I can keep my IL plates/license, but now I really need to change those ;) LOL, Russ. You are so right. Chicago does only have two seasons – summer & winter. My parents are lamenting that this is the coldest winter that they have had to endure in years. Guess I moved away at the perfect time!

Sidenote:

If anyone can give me tips on what I should be sure to bring with me when going to the DOL (Dept. of Licensing) with all of my out-of-state paperwork, I would surely appreciate it. Have not gotten my Wash. State license simply because I don’t need to: I’m a student so technically I can keep my IL plates/license, but now I really need to change those ;)

]]> By: Kary L. Krismer http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-249495 Kary L. Krismer Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:52:26 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-249495 No, I think Boeing left for Chicago because the highly paid executives wanted to pay state income tax. No, I think Boeing left for Chicago because the highly paid executives wanted to pay state income tax.

]]> By: Thomas Johnson http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-249485 Thomas Johnson Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:26:31 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2008/01/21/i-empathize-with-ya-chicago/#comment-249485 Didn't Boeing Aircraft leave Seattle for Chicago's superior climate? Didn’t Boeing Aircraft leave Seattle for Chicago’s superior climate?

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