So I've been strongly considering moving to Fairbanks, AK. I love snow and cold and living off the beaten path, so it seems like a good move towards finding a place where I actually fit in. I told my parents and they were not pleased-- my mom wasn't pleased because of how far away it would be from them (they live on the east coast), and my dad wasn't pleased because he doesn't want me to end up a recluse. Of course, I'm not about to make any final decisions based on what my parents think, but it is true, now that I really think about it, that there are hitches and caveats to moving to Alaska. First of all, I've never even been there, and I would really want to visit before I decided to move my whole life up there. Which brings me to another point-- for better or worse, I've made a life for myself here in Denver. I bought a place a few years back, I have a good job and friends (not a lot, but they are very close friends, which are the type of friends I'd prefer to have over a bunch of meaningless acquaintances). Is it really worth moving my entire life and completely uprooting myself? I hate hate hate Denver-- the traffic, the overdevelopment, the yuppification, the cost of living, the influx of brainless Californians (I don't care if I offend anyone by saying that either)... I've really had it. What I want is to move somewhere where I have space to myself, somewhere beautiful, somewhere cold and where it snows a lot because winter is my absolute favorite season. Right now I have no husband or family, and I don't know if I ever will at this point. I'm sick of people and all their ********. But Alaska? At face value, it sounds like it would fit the bill, but moving there would be no small feat. And once I'm there, it won't be so easy to move back down to the continental USA if it turns out to be a bad fit. I don't really know why I'm typing all this on here... I guess I just needed to get it out as I weigh the pros and cons.
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