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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you be a bit more specific about what opinions you would like regarding the midwest?  Cost of living will be lower.  Living in most urban areas you will be able to get more of a house for the same if not less.  What is important to you and your family?[/quote]

We live in Georgetown right now, for contrast.

I'd like some opinions on culture shock, access to live events, is the pace really slower, will are children have a vastly different experience?

Important to us would be, family time - we like going to live events, sports, music, plays. An active community is a plus, a catholic church with a parochial school would be perfect for us. Less keeping up with the Joneses (We are guilty of being the Joneses and trying to keep up so no judgement here), less pressure on academics (don't take that as we don't care, but our oldest two who are school age are enrolled in one of the "big three" - and parents already discuss ivies). I think my husband feels he is missing out on his childrens lives and wants more free time. I'd love a bigger yard, for a garden in the summer, maybe some backyard chickens! (like I said, we are in the fantasy stage - so thats why I asked for some grounding)[/quote]

Research Minneapolis/St. Paul. It's all you want and more. Big law certainly exists here, as do many in-house jobs at solid companies. Schools are great and good Catholic schools are available (as are other privates). Major league teams for football, baseball, basketball, and soon soccer. Sports opportunities year round (choose outdoor or indoor). Good museums, music scene. The summers are blissful, spring time is nice, fall is beautiful, winter is...long. :) But it's all worth it. Good sense of community, lots of smart people, just a very good place to raise kids. [/quote]

Summers are awful and the people are white bread and boring.  No one who moves from there ever goes back.  In fact, they turn red when you ask them about it.[/quote]

Im the OP and my husband is from Waukee Iowa and beams with pride when he talks about it. So not everyone.

I would like my children to be exposed to diversity though, is this a real problem in the midwest?[/quote]

Not in Chicago and Milwaukee.[/quote]

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