Comments on: How to decide where to live http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/21/how-to-decide-where-to-live-2/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:06:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Don't Play the Work-Life Waiting Game | The Pragmatic Populist http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/21/how-to-decide-where-to-live-2/comment-page-2/#comment-223711 Don't Play the Work-Life Waiting Game | The Pragmatic Populist Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:01:16 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2652#comment-223711 [...] of my favorite bloggers, Penelope Trunk, writes about this regularly: as a serial entrepreneur, she moved her family from New York City to Madison, WI for their life.  [...] [...] of my favorite bloggers, Penelope Trunk, writes about this regularly: as a serial entrepreneur, she moved her family from New York City to Madison, WI for their life.  [...]

]]> By: Melissa http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/21/how-to-decide-where-to-live-2/comment-page-2/#comment-222837 Melissa Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:07:08 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2652#comment-222837 I think it's also important for someone with Asperger's to consider the visual landscape of a place before making the move. This never crossed my mind when I moved from Ohio (read: Appalachia) to Phoenix a couple of years ago, and I immediately found Phoenix visually exhausting. Everything is the same shade of desert-dust brown, and because the land is so flat, the city is laid out in a near perfect grid where every street corner looks the same. Can you imagine left-right dyslexia in a city where every block looks identical? I couldn't believe how stressful that was. Now I live in a place in the Caribbean where there is no consistent signage on anything, so I spend all my time worrying about looking insane wandering around in circles because, you know, everyone else is paying so much attention to what I'm doing (*sarcasm*), and because striking up a random conversation with a complete stranger is just not happening because I can't grasp the social protocols around that one. Oh, how I long for a city with a diverse, tidy landscape and consistent, visually uncluttered signage! I think I would feel much calmer there. I think it's also important for someone with Asperger's to consider the visual landscape of a place before making the move. This never crossed my mind when I moved from Ohio (read: Appalachia) to Phoenix a couple of years ago, and I immediately found Phoenix visually exhausting. Everything is the same shade of desert-dust brown, and because the land is so flat, the city is laid out in a near perfect grid where every street corner looks the same. Can you imagine left-right dyslexia in a city where every block looks identical? I couldn't believe how stressful that was.

Now I live in a place in the Caribbean where there is no consistent signage on anything, so I spend all my time worrying about looking insane wandering around in circles because, you know, everyone else is paying so much attention to what I'm doing (*sarcasm*), and because striking up a random conversation with a complete stranger is just not happening because I can't grasp the social protocols around that one.

Oh, how I long for a city with a diverse, tidy landscape and consistent, visually uncluttered signage! I think I would feel much calmer there.

]]> By: Tools For Your Mind, Soul and Spirit » Blog Archive » “How to Be Happy” by wikihow http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/21/how-to-decide-where-to-live-2/comment-page-2/#comment-214299 Tools For Your Mind, Soul and Spirit » Blog Archive » “How to Be Happy” by wikihow Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:30:52 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2652#comment-214299 [...] http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/21/how-to-decide-where-to-live-2/ [...] [...] http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/21/how-to-decide-where-to-live-2/ [...]

]]> By: Home Typing Jobs http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/21/how-to-decide-where-to-live-2/comment-page-2/#comment-213453 Home Typing Jobs Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:47:55 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2652#comment-213453 Great tips! You know I always wanted to move from Texas to Japan. I love the lifestyle out there and I hear the food is great. The only thing is friends. And, I'm pretty sure If i decided to relocate, I'd have to learn Japanese. Which is not a problem because I planned on learning it anyways. Thanks for sharing. ;-) Great tips! You know I always wanted to move from Texas to Japan. I love the lifestyle out there and I hear the food is great. The only thing is friends. And, I'm pretty sure If i decided to relocate, I'd have to learn Japanese. Which is not a problem because I planned on learning it anyways.

Thanks for sharing. ;-)

]]> By: Debbie’s calm in September, very calm | A Place Of Calm http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/21/how-to-decide-where-to-live-2/comment-page-2/#comment-200899 Debbie’s calm in September, very calm | A Place Of Calm Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:51:03 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2652#comment-200899 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: car buying guide http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/21/how-to-decide-where-to-live-2/comment-page-2/#comment-200648 car buying guide Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:22:01 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2652#comment-200648 I though I wanted to live in hong Kong and so worked my way into a six month placement with my firms office there. Boy was I glad I didn't make the move permanently...I would have been made bankrupt by the property prices alone eek! I though I wanted to live in hong Kong and so worked my way into a six month placement with my firms office there. Boy was I glad I didn't make the move permanently…I would have been made bankrupt by the property prices alone eek!

]]> By: How to Be Happy | Your Empowered Workplace http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/21/how-to-decide-where-to-live-2/comment-page-2/#comment-198231 How to Be Happy | Your Empowered Workplace Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:08:38 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2652#comment-198231 [...] ↑ http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/21/how-to-decide-where-to-live-2/ [...] [...] ↑ http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/21/how-to-decide-where-to-live-2/ [...]

]]> By: Naomi Leila http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/21/how-to-decide-where-to-live-2/comment-page-2/#comment-196471 Naomi Leila Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:35:56 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2652#comment-196471 I have to wonder how involved you were and what Madison area public school you sent your child(ren) to? I moved back to the area because of the advantages of the incredible public schools. Yes, I am partial to Middleton suburb/city) over Madison. And yes, I would only live on the west side of the city, or preferably in Middleton school district. I am also aware that my own involvement in my child's life directly affects how successful their education will be, at any level, in any school, public or private. Despite my longing to be in a larger city, I could not find a more convincing reason for living anywhere, than the strength of a public school system that successfully prepares a high school graduate to enter a competetive college at a level beyond their peers, all while instilling a healthy social adaption that is required of any adult. Perhaps you moved to the East side of Madison? I have to wonder how involved you were and what Madison area public school you sent your child(ren) to? I moved back to the area because of the advantages of the incredible public schools. Yes, I am partial to Middleton suburb/city) over Madison. And yes, I would only live on the west side of the city, or preferably in Middleton school district. I am also aware that my own involvement in my child's life directly affects how successful their education will be, at any level, in any school, public or private. Despite my longing to be in a larger city, I could not find a more convincing reason for living anywhere, than the strength of a public school system that successfully prepares a high school graduate to enter a competetive college at a level beyond their peers, all while instilling a healthy social adaption that is required of any adult. Perhaps you moved to the East side of Madison?

]]> By: Barbara Saunders http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/21/how-to-decide-where-to-live-2/comment-page-2/#comment-190560 Barbara Saunders Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:22:07 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2652#comment-190560 I'm surprised not to see much commentary about San Francisco. Despite gentler weather and a laid back attitude, the cost of living here means a lot of stressful just-above-poor living - just like in New York (with less "culture"), though few San Franciscans will admit as much. I'm surprised not to see much commentary about San Francisco. Despite gentler weather and a laid back attitude, the cost of living here means a lot of stressful just-above-poor living – just like in New York (with less "culture"), though few San Franciscans will admit as much.

]]> By: Site review, generare de idei şi analiză SEO pentru beta.imobiliare.ro http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/21/how-to-decide-where-to-live-2/comment-page-2/#comment-190097 Site review, generare de idei şi analiză SEO pentru beta.imobiliare.ro Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:02:39 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2652#comment-190097 [...] Ăsta e cel mai bun articol despre decizia de a te muta undeva pe care l-am citit vreodată: “How to decide where to live” (Penelope TRUNK); Se referă strict la fericire şi de ce să ţii cont când te muţi; Ceva similar aş încerca [...] [...] Ăsta e cel mai bun articol despre decizia de a te muta undeva pe care l-am citit vreodată: "How to decide where to live" (Penelope TRUNK); Se referă strict la fericire şi de ce să ţii cont când te muţi; Ceva similar aş încerca [...]

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