I live in Edmonton, Alberta, and I think this a great place to live because it s a big city but its not a huge city or metropolis so any and all stores restaurants and any other services are immediately available to you. However about 900 000 people live here and it doesn t seem too many to find a nice neighborhood that s not too dangerous or dirty or noisy. People here are generally friendly, and aren t all caught up in what I like to call the fast life because there is many people living here that farm outside the city and they live a fairly simple life. Above all this is, if you are moving from the United States you can get free health care! Yay for government services! If there is one blight on this great city I live in is that it can get fairly cold here. Winter here is pretty much full on from early November to late February. Last year I had to walk to work in -35 degrees!
I don t know what your interests are. But I did the same thing last spring. I just wanted to be able to get up in the morning with my cup of coffee, look out my window and like what I see. Since I find peace in nature, I moved from Wisconsin to Spokane Washington. I get to look out my window and see the beautiful mountains every day and never tire of it. If I had my way, I would live in a small mountain town, but I have to be able to find work, so I live in Spokane and am in a nice close proximity to mountains instead.I am sorry that your heart is broken. They say that you cannot run away from your self and I guess that is true. But living back there I had constant reminders of my pain. At least here, the pain is manageable. And I can start my life fresh. Good luck and God bless.
Somewhere north, along the Great Lakes. Bring a pair of skates and go for a many-mile skate of serenity.
Where else. Come to the well of shattered dreams, Hollywood. Work it out of your system.