I live in the suburbs of Philadelphia and want to move to the west coast. I have never visited but am interested in moving to Seattle (or the suburbs of Seattle). I am planning on visiting this upcoming summer, but would like to start my research now. I am hoping that someone can tell me what it s like to live there and what the best places are to live, what the school districts are like, and what areas are the best to work in. I am a Nurse and would like to know what the best area hospitals are. thank you for your time!!!
I would live in the suburbs. It is cheapest to live outside of king county (the county of seattle) I think the schools are generally good and safe. I wouldnt live in Seattle or Tacoma though. I have lived in Puyallup my whole life (well Las Vegas one year) and it is a great little town and the schools here are great and safe, i think i saw one fight my entire life and it was the kids who think they are gangsters but are nowhere near that lol. Usually the summers are really nice here, doesnt really rain at all but doesnt get too hot (usually 80-ish). In the winter it depends on the year...this year it has been pretty wet. The sky is usually pretty gray all throughout winter. We get some snow every year but not too much to annoy you. You can go to the mountains (about an hour drive) to get to great skiing or other winter sports. We have lakes for fishing/water sports. Ocean beaches (about 2-3 hours away) or you can just go to the puget sound to fish in salt water. There are a lot of things outdoors here. I couldnt live anywhere else :) For hospitals, i know that harbor view usually gets the most trauma patients but we have a lot of great ones you can work at around here as well.
Boring, unpleasant, boring, boring, dismal, cold, isolated, and boring.So crushingly boring.I worked at Virginia Mason, they re a great hospital and they are hiring, but it s a dumb idea.
Seattle is wonderful. It is not AS rainy as some people THINK it is. In the winter/fall it s pretty chilly. But in the summer it is BEAUTIFUL!
rainy.sparkley vampire clans that kill eachother a few miles north,killing sprees.its lovely.highest suicide rate in the nation
fantastic if you don t mind rain
The general population in Sea are : junkies, mentally ill, and homeless.And for that reason I will NEVER buy a home here, I would prefer to rent and leave whenever I want.It s a beautiful city but not that different from anywhere else.It s tough being a new resident...basically they assume you re either a bum or crazy.So you have to separate yourself from the natives here.In my opinion some are working class or accomplished but you cant help but notice,strife and sadness whenever you go in Seattle or the entire state for that matter.As I said most ppl here are in transition and have been so for a long time.It was easy for me to establish residency here because I m progressive with my life.But because of all the problems here.Employers, Realtors (renters) give you a VERY tough time.It s a harsh life for some ppl here, ppl are challenged, either by their own negligence or just being left on the streets. I don t see much attempt by the ppl here to assist their own.They kick their ppl down and walk all over them.And act like their no crime or problems here, but ignoring it wont make it go away.So be prepared to work for what you have and create a stable life, or else....