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Just curious, are these good towns to start a new career doing: "work in books/writing/theatre. Editing. Proofreading. Literary agency."? That's the biggest limiting factor in OP's desires. He's got to find a job in this new career field in his new city.
I agree. I really like the look of Providence and New Haven, but realistically I would probably have to live somewhere where I can commute to NYC.
I agree. I really like the look of Providence and New Haven, but realistically I would probably have to live somewhere where I can commute to NYC.
People do commute to New York from New Haven. Trains are pretty frequent. But most people don’t commute every day. They have work where it’s two or three times a week. I worked with a guy who did this commute five days a week, and he said it was close to two hours, door to door. OTOH, many people commute to or from the city daily to closer in Stamford CT., another smallish spot outside NYC that is somewhat urban and walkable, has some serious corporate presence, entertainment options. It’s not cheap, but it’s not nearly as pricey as Manhattan.
I have my BA. I graduated 2 years ago but have been working in another field. I'm going to go back to school to hopefully help myself get the type of job I actually want. I had planned to teach abroad and had gotten a job that was supposed to start in February, but it fell through. So I'm preparing myself just in case I can't find another job teaching abroad. Finances are a big struggle and I basically live paycheck to paycheck, so I don't have the ability to save any money in order to move yet.
And I don't hate NYC/Chicago, I just don't want to live there because I don't want to pay several thousand dollars to live in a shoebox.
If you are considering to keep teaching I assume you are certified/licensed? That will make your job search much easier. As you are thinking of living abroad, maybe you could consider Hawaii. As I recall reading somewhere there is a serious teacher shortage there. Maybe you can get assistance with moving costs and getting setup in your new community.
I really don't think that's accurate at all; no region has a monopoly on a widespread mindset that's naturally occurring in the human population.
There's certainly liberal-minded areas across the country. On the contrary, I also think Northeastern "liberalism" is extremely overrated, especially in New England. This region is generally accepting of people, but still has many regressive and reactionary tendencies, even in the supposedly most "liberal" areas. It's also extremely segregated for a reason.
In particular, classism is also rampant throughout the much of the Northeast (easily the worst part of the country for that issue), which is decidedly NOT a liberal trait.
Most of New England is ridiculously white as well. Coming from "the south" it's always entertaining seeing all the white people running around with BLM flags everywhere.. People talk about Austin this way but the lack of diversity is a completely different level in New England.
That said, OP might like Burlington, VT. It has a hippy culture that reminds of Austin but is much smaller and more compact, and has the opposite climate. It has a very walkable, almost European downtown. The lake is stunning, and Vermont is ridiculously scenic, possibly the very best place I have been to in the US in that category (maybe #2 after Hawaii). I think COL might be similar to Austin though probably not worse.
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