Halifax (re)considered
There still seems to be a position open in Halifax that I'd be qualified for. I'm afraid of moving there alone, not knowing anyone there, but it could be a good place for me, at least for a while. The money is better than anything I've seen in Edmonton (as good as anything I've seen in Toronto that I'd be qualified for). The cost of living might
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But you could say that about so many places in the world, and then you would have so few choices about where to go.
I came to Houston knowing only one person, really. Now I know (let me count 'em up) something like 50+ people, in varying degrees of closeness and different areas of my life. I have three local writing groups, two local concoms, friends-of-friends, some folks I just hang around with, a handful of fans who get together through meetup, and I don't think the list is by any means closed.
And that's without working outside the home, which is for many adults the main place we meet people.
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It sounds like Halifax is big enough, dense enough, and diverse enough to have plenty of social activities in whatever areas of interest I decide to pursue. Web sites have given me the impression there are good restaurants to try. Some things there's of course no good way to learn about without visiting.
Do you know how expensive it is to live near downtown, in relatively new apartments with good insulation?
Is it an okay city to live in without a car?
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It's been ages since I've had an apartment in Halifax. I also don't know what 'expensive' means to you. You can see real-estate prices on mls.ca I think, and extrapolate from there. Lets just say you can get some nice condos right down town for under 200K CDN. A US loan of 240K 30yrs/fixed @ 6.25% = ~1600/mo, for comparison.
The crowd will be quite diverse, though does anybody actually run with 'diverse'? In my experience 'diverse' seems to mean 'will I find a group I'm comfy with'. ;)
Insulation is adequate if not sufficient in most newly constructed homes in atlantic Canada, provided you avoid those with external static plumbing enclosures. (ie: outhouses) ;)
If you're a car nut, no city is ok to live in without one. I am a car nut, and I survived for months/year for most years there without a car. I think you'll do fine if going carless is even an option.
Cheers,
-nevin
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