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I dont know how often she check the forums during the week, but SATX*APhi lives in Corpus. She could answer all your questions. Shes in the top 20 of posters, so click on members at the top, then top 10 posters, then page 2 and shes third up from the bottom. She can answer all your questions.
Its a nice town, but its probably not as much like your town in NC as you might think.
I lived outside of Corpus for a year and now live 2 hours north of there. My brother in laws family lives there and I have many friends there. So I am very familiar with it.
I am not aware of your background, but if you do move there, be prepared for a bit of a culture shock. The town is about 90% hispanic and its a close knit community, so if you havent come from an area with a large hispanic community (south florida, chicago, New York, or the southwest US), it would take a little adjustment. I dont even mean this on a racial front. Its a cultural thing, really. There's lots of different food, (of course ya have the regular stuff, but ya also have tamales at christmas, breakfast tacos like everyone else eats donuts or bagels, cilaquiles, carne asada) theres a lot of spanish or spanglish spoken there, quincenieras, and just other things that go on in a culture that if you arent a part of that culture make you feel like a bit of an outsider.
It has nothing to do with what people look like (cause down here, latinos can be blond (naturally) with green eyes. It has to do with the culture being really different from the historically anglo or black communities. I came from a town that was 96% anglo and it was a bit of a shock for me. It was a GREAT experience, and now I've absorbed intro the culture down here so much that Adrianna (SATX*APhi) calls me a Mexican. (Shes hispanic, so she can, lol) And I'm honored that she does. I wouldnt live anywhere else.
The weather is great, people are friendly, theres lots to do (2 hours from San Antonio, 3 from Houston, 3 from Austin, 3 from Mexico and South Padre). Texas is an awesome place to live (theres not nearly as many trees in Corpus as there is in NC... actually, theres not many trees in that part of Texas... but, hell, make a trip down here and check it out for yourself!
Good luck.
PM me with any questions.
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