. I live in detroit and i have a chance to move to cleveland.?

Question

i have a chance to move to cleveland from detriot what little family i have lives here, i only know 1 person there,(who's my best friend) and i can transfer school and work. But i don't know if i'm ready to live in a city all on my own and live w/ childhood friend. if i move there we'll both move there toghether but still , not knowing anyone else and having to take public transportation( not only will i be moving 4 hrs from home i can't take my car,) it freaks me out. any advise would be nice.

just to add my friend is going to case western there and we'd be living in cleveland heights i think. Im trying to go to school for pharm. tech.

Answer 1

I've lived in Cleveland my whole life, it really isn't as bad as people say. I take the RTA and they are pretty good, you can pretty much get around all of Cuyahoga County on the RTA. It would be a little easier if you said what section of Cleveland you were moving to. But for the most part, its a good thing you can transfer within your company because unless you're in the medical field there really isn't that much in the job market these days in Cleveland. Of course we are under construction once certain projects are complete in Cleveland the job market will open back up, but I know that it is easier for someone from out of state to get a job.
Ok, as far as being ready that is really up to you, if you are over the age of 20 then I think you need to really get out there and try life out. Make sure you have emergency money so you can hop on a Grey Hound and get home if need be, until you get a car. If you can afford to then take a trip out here and check out the city and its surrounding suburbs so you can get a better feel of Cleveland. Once you come here and start working and going to school you will bound to make more friends. Remember no matter where you are moving always have a plan B, and keep a considerable amount of money in a savings - that's just good common sense.

EDIT:
In that case welcome to the neighborhood!!! You'll be fine, if you live by Coventry you will have a lot of fun!!!! Plus there will be a lot of people in your same situation. If you're going to attend Case as well you can almost walk to school, you can take the any of the following buses #7, 9, or 32 and even the 821 down to Case from Cleveland Heights depeneding on what area you move to. Cleveland Heights is a great place to live I grew up there.

Answer 2

The first thing, you're only 4 hours from home...it's not like you're moving to California or anything.

The second thing. The economy here in Detroit is so bad it's not even funny. I'd definitely give serious consideration to getting out now, while you have a good offer to do so in front of you. You don't want to be jobless (not saying you will be, but you never know) five years from now, and wonder what it would have been like if you moved to Cleveland (or whereever). In today's economy in Detroit, anyoe with such an offer should think long and hard about accepting opportunities in other parts of the country.

Good luck on your decision!

Answer 3

Smart move.
Cleveland is way better then Detroit.
Just look @ your basketball Team. :-):-)