Just some random thoughts and wondering if any other chazzers have felt the same.
I lived outside of Ptbo or in Ptbo for years. Its a smallish City of about 75K. Its the largest thing in its area with many smaller towns and hamlets around. Not very population dense.
We moved to a large city this summer. Its part of the GTA (greater toronto area) The city of Mississauga is over 700k on its own and the GTA is over 6 million. Living an hour and half out of the GTA meant I was familiar with it having visited and shopped there often. However living here is different.
All the things so close! I am interviewing a vet's office and its within easy walking distance. Work is close for both myself and the BF. The school is really close for Darien. Canada's second largest mall is maybe a 15 min walk. Shops from small mom and pop shops to interesting ethnic shops to huge outlet stores all within a 10 min drive tops. Many in walking distance. Just down the road is Lake Ontario with great trails etc.
I feel like I could live a full and diverse lifestyle never going more than a short distance from my apt (well I would miss my horse, he is the one thing that isn't close). Its so weird.
Anyone else made the move from a more rural location to big city or maybe the other way around? Did you find it good, bad, etc? What did your dogs think? Schen doesn't know any different and Dekka doesn't care as long as I am here.
I lived outside of Ptbo or in Ptbo for years. Its a smallish City of about 75K. Its the largest thing in its area with many smaller towns and hamlets around. Not very population dense.
We moved to a large city this summer. Its part of the GTA (greater toronto area) The city of Mississauga is over 700k on its own and the GTA is over 6 million. Living an hour and half out of the GTA meant I was familiar with it having visited and shopped there often. However living here is different.
All the things so close! I am interviewing a vet's office and its within easy walking distance. Work is close for both myself and the BF. The school is really close for Darien. Canada's second largest mall is maybe a 15 min walk. Shops from small mom and pop shops to interesting ethnic shops to huge outlet stores all within a 10 min drive tops. Many in walking distance. Just down the road is Lake Ontario with great trails etc.
I feel like I could live a full and diverse lifestyle never going more than a short distance from my apt (well I would miss my horse, he is the one thing that isn't close). Its so weird.
Anyone else made the move from a more rural location to big city or maybe the other way around? Did you find it good, bad, etc? What did your dogs think? Schen doesn't know any different and Dekka doesn't care as long as I am here.