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Tell me why you love Abq!!
We will just say that very soon I will be facing a very big career decision....
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Re: Tell me why you love Abq!!
Well the you would be down here!
I LOVE ABQ because it is ABQ - warts and all. I love that the mountains are only 15 minutes from my house. I can see the snow and never have to shovel it again. (This doesn't apply in the Far NE Heights - you have to shovel up there.) I like having UNM and all the events it brings in - professional research talks every day of the week, cultural activities, a pretty campus. I love the neighborhoods - people waching in Nob Hill, the agricultural feel of the North and South Valleys, Old Town, Downtown, etc. I like Musuem Row and all the activities there. I love that we have a diverse economy - finacial, films, arts, manufacturing, R&D, consulting firms, etc. I LOVE our dining scene - just about every ethnic resteraunt and not too many chains. I love that we have a long growing season - I still have watermelons and tomatoes to harvest.
Well, I love it a little bit more b/c you're considering it now!
Seriously, Flame took a lot of my answers, but mostly the ethnic restaurants...anything you want to eat is somewhere in the city and it's almost guaranteed to NOT be a chain.
Also the outdoorsy things to do...running, biking, hiking...it's all available whenever you want to do it. I think this is the top of my list. Even though it gets cold, I don't stop running outside in the winter...I'll buy a few winter pieces and keep going. My gym membership has been expired for over a year now.
.: Diary of a Recovering Runner :.
aahhhh.... you two are so sweet. I'll keep you updated, I might not know for another couple of months....
The variety of restaurants would definitely be a big plus, I bet they are open on the weekends too (tends to be out problem here).
. It sounded like your running group was really nice Duff, I would probably be looking for a new one.
More to do would be nice too, I do like to keep busy in the evenings, particularly with social things, I enjoy my knitting group
Thanks Flame, I was really excited about that time, my speed training is finally starting to pay off.
Yeah, I REALLY love Los Alamos, we have a wonderful house on a couple of acres. The small community feeling is nice, I like running in to people that I know, and I think that the concentration of really smart people adds to the highly active community. To be honest living in any big city scares me, I moved from small town Alaska to Socorro to Los Alamos, so I just don't have a lot of experiences with it.
And the weather --- fabulous!
So what exactly is speed training?
I do think big city versus small town is something to consider. In some ways, ABQ is a collection of small towns. There are a lot of neighborhoods that are pretty educated/smart, some parts of town (North or South Valley or out in the Eats Moutnains or Edgewood) where you can have a few acres.
We definitely have places open on weekends and after 5pm.....
At least for me the speed training is a combination of exercises like knee ups and strides plus sprints, between 100m and 1/2mi.
I've thought Edgewood looks nice, it is good to hear that it might actually be a nice place to live. Maybe I'll go down there and explore one of these days.
I lived in Abq. until I graduated from H.S. I absolutely loved being so close to the mountains and the amount of activities that Abq. had to offer.
I still visit my parents about once a month and take advantage of the great restaurants and shopping that Abq. has to offer.