Pennsylvania to Texas

Knittergirrl
Mon, 29 Jun 2015 02:20:14 +0000

So I’m in the opposite circumstance- I go to college in Pennsylvania, but I live in Texas. I don’t live in Austin, I live in Houston, so I can’t give you specific advice about Austin. That said, I was very hesitant to move here from the Northeast because of the Texas stereotypes I had heard of. I am liberal-leaning, and where I live in the city is very cosmopolitan. There’s a large gay community and almost no one speaks with an accent. I imagine Austin will be very similar in this regard. I’m jealous of you because Austin has a really great arts and music scene! The climate of Texas is much different than Pennsylvania. I don’t know if Austin is quite as humid as Houston is, but where I live it is hot and humid. Lately it’s been in the upper 80’s or low 90’s every day. If you’re tired of winter, I don’t think you’ll mind, especially since you won’t be in Texas for the hottest months.

I would say that in the big cities in Texas, you get more of the pros of being in the south than you do the cons. People are nicer (seriously) and the food is great, but you won’t be around the most stereotypically southern, gun-toting individuals. It’s definitely a different experience than going someplace like Baylor (not that there’s anything wrong with the Baylor/Waco experience, it’s just very different than the Houston or Austin experience).