East versus West
>> Sunday, February 22, 2009
At the moment, it seems that our future could be in one of two very distinct places: New Jersey or California. Ha, I never thought I'd write that statement. Nate has already interviewed for a research position in New Jersey, working in conjunction with a VA and researching about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) in veterans. He liked it, surprisingly. And they liked him. There is an offer on the table, a pretty good one at that.
And now we await a 2nd interview during spring break out in San Diego. This would be a somewhat similar position, working with veterans and PTSD. Still a research job, though he would be subcontracting with the Navy. Pretty cool, huh?
So here's how I see it, at least for now:
New Jersey
Pros
- 15 minutes to New York City, could it get any better than that?!
- snowy winters
- living close to old friends
- new area of the country to explore
- the food
- New Jersey?!?! It's gotta have a reputation for a reason
- long cold winters
- cost of living
- far away from friends and family
- spiritual climate (anti-Gospel)
Pros
- SAN DIEGO!!!
- the ocean at your fingertips
- active community
- gorgeous weather
- the food
- living near friends
- surfer-dude mentality
- cost of living (Avg home price = $449,000)
- spiritual climate (all roads lead to God)
- far away!
2 people also said...:
Wow, exciting news on both ends...thanks for keeping your blog followers updated
I know this will comfort you greatly...drumroll....I will visit you and Nate at either place :) Okay, rest easy now :)
I think the military connection in both jobs is interesting, given previous conversations I've had with you....
Hey -- there's a great line from a John Gorka song, it goes,
"I'm from New Jersey. It's like Ohio, but even more so."
But I have to say that 15-minutes-from-NYC pretty much negates anything Ohio-esque about NJ. So that's my vote, but I also am a sun-o-phobe. Tim turned down a SD job a few years ago, because of the cost-of-living. But I think that area has been one of the hardest hit by the housing crisis, so you could get a deal!
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