living in japan

[tommasi]

Originally Posted by samurai007

I actually lived just south of SF, in Daly City. 'Course, you can't tell where 1 city ends and the other begins in the bay area.

It has a lot of good food and some interesting sights and atmosphere, and lots of places nearby to get away, such as along the coast. But the city itself is crowded, waaaay too expensive, and full of people mostly looking out for themselves, in my experience. I was happy to move away, despite have to take a pay cut. When you figure that cost of living up here in Chico is about half that of the bay area, you may actually end up ahead, financially! And the people are so much friendlier here too.

Have you ever been to Chico? It's about a 4 hour drive north of SF.

My friend used to live there in Chico and I know it's a big party town for college kids right?

What do you do there?

[samurai007]

Originally Posted by tommasi

My friend used to live there in Chico and I know it's a big party town for college kids right?

What do you do there?

It used to be a big party town, but hasn't been for many years. Back in the late 80's and early 90's, it was pretty wild, there were actually some riots downtown, etc. But then the city, the police, and the university cracked down hard. No alcohol is allowed on campus since then, there are a hundred cops on the street for Halloween and Pioneer Days (when the riots occurred) that make sure nothing happens, etc. So for the past 15 years or so, it really isn't much of a wild party town, though it still has a little bit of it.

Chico is also surrounded by many orchards and agricultural crops. I work for a company that removes orchards (when the trees become too old to produce as much, or if the farmer decides to change crops). The company chips the trees and takes them to the power plant where they are burned to produce electricity. I work in the office and handle accounts payable, data entry, and payroll.

[michaelarda]

Firstly I must Say that..

if One person wanna live in foreign country....
he or she should believe ownself breavely ....
he or she should think not once... because he or she shouldn't forget that each country is different for culture , language ....etc...

for example I am Turk... I wanna Go Japan too..
But firstly , I should learn Japan(not important its degree)
secontly , I should learn its culture and where I will stay , if I go...

.........etc . everything you must think.....

And ..... Finally.... if you wanna go.....

Don't Stop , Till You Get Enough !!!