Vermont! Downsides: yes it's very white and very old, and accordingly stays stuck in ruts of protestant/"Yankee"/Boomer moralism. Also, tough to find housing and work, unless you're up for retail/service industry or can work remotely. Upsides: it's frickin gorgeous (winter is cold but not brutal/demoralizing -- probably attributable to c…
Vermont! Downsides: yes it's very white and very old, and accordingly stays stuck in ruts of protestant/"Yankee"/Boomer moralism. Also, tough to find housing and work, unless you're up for retail/service industry or can work remotely. Upsides: it's frickin gorgeous (winter is cold but not brutal/demoralizing -- probably attributable to climate change...?), it's way more liberal than most of America, and it's really close to Canada...
We moved to VT a year ago when my home state of NC became unbearable for more reasons than I have the energy to type, and it took me half my life to get to that point (meaning, I'm 52...Also, I lived in TX, TN, NC, & MD, so mostly states w/ terrible politics). Don't let yourself take as long as I did!! Get the F out. To the northeast, CA, or maybe the Pacific NW?
Vermont! Downsides: yes it's very white and very old, and accordingly stays stuck in ruts of protestant/"Yankee"/Boomer moralism. Also, tough to find housing and work, unless you're up for retail/service industry or can work remotely. Upsides: it's frickin gorgeous (winter is cold but not brutal/demoralizing -- probably attributable to climate change...?), it's way more liberal than most of America, and it's really close to Canada...
We moved to VT a year ago when my home state of NC became unbearable for more reasons than I have the energy to type, and it took me half my life to get to that point (meaning, I'm 52...Also, I lived in TX, TN, NC, & MD, so mostly states w/ terrible politics). Don't let yourself take as long as I did!! Get the F out. To the northeast, CA, or maybe the Pacific NW?