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Move to San Francisco or San Diego after graduation?
Hi there, I am set to graduate this upcoming year and am from the Bay Area originally. I am very familiar with SF as I've grown up near it all my life, and I am currently in LA for college. I really like the laid-back vibe of San Diego, but I'm not sure how it would be to move there. It seems pretty quiet with a smaller job market, but I could be wrong. I'm torn between starting fresh somewhere new or going back home to a place I am familiar with (although I know living in the city itself is quite different from a suburb). Again, I don't mean to make generalizations, but I feel the hustle and bustle of a city is hard to make true friends in, much less a partner. Of course I do not want to base my choice off of an observation like that, but I would like to hear your experiences, whether you've lived in these regions or not. Thanks so much!
5 Answers
- oldprofLv 72 years agoFavourite answer
Lived in Coronado and Imperial Beach for a total of three years. Loved them both. And of course easy access to San Diego itself is a plus.
If you have the bucks, Coronado is the place to live. It has plenty of night life and great restaurants. And the houses are well kept. And now with the bridge, San Diego proper is just a few minutes away.
If you're short on cash, go to Imperial Beach. It too has plenty of night life and great restaurants. Lidia's on Palm was my favorite Mex place. Even places within walking distance of the beach are affordable.
- TorukoLv 62 years ago
If you thought Santa Cruz or San Diego
were laid-back it only proves you never
thought about Hilo. On the big island.
It infrequently has city-wide foot races.
Generally, inland, to higher elevations. Quietly Darwinian, that's Hawaii.
- ?Lv 73 years ago
First, you have to use some common sense and do some research. You should move to the area where you get a job. You should be trying to get a job that you start soon after graduation rather than waiting until you have graduated. It is impossible to move anywhere if you have no money, no job, and no credit.
Where exactly you live and work, and what you do with your free time will determine whether or not. you make friends or find a lover. You also have to decide what you can afford and if you are willing to live at that level. For example, it is very, very, very expensive to live in San Francisco. Look online to get rental prices. Can you afford that? Are you ok living with a bunch of strangers in a crappy place in a sketch neighborhood just to live "in the city?" If not, would you end up in a suburb? Would that be okay?
These two cities are different culturally, politically, economically, and climatically. Which one are you more comfortable in? Are you willing to go out of your comfort zone?
- D.E.B.S.Lv 73 years ago
If it were me, I would give San Diego a try. You can always go back to SF if you don't like in the south, but you are young and should get these new experiences. Trust me when I say in 15 years if you didn't try it you would still be thinking of what could have been.
