Calling all Southerners

[scbelle]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

[sidetrack]

Which seminary? What are you doing now?

I attended Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary to pursue my Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy. I'm not currently employed, but do volunteer as a therapist at the Chaplain's Family Life center.

Being there on Alta Vista Rd... it's pretty easy to fall in love with Louisville. The area is beautiful.

[alum]

I also lived in KY about an hour away from L'ville. As a Bostonian via college years in Pittsburgh, I did feel as if Louisville was very Southern. Even in the city, the locals walked slow, drove slow, and spoke slow. Despite all that, I grew to love the area. I have a couple of Kappa alums with whom I keep in touch. Several of heir kids went to Manual DuPont HS which is a magnet HS of Jefferson County PS. Kentucky Country Day and Louisville Collegiate were popular choices when I was there during our Ft Knox stint.

I did encounter a bit of anti-Catholicism when I lived there.

[SigmaChiCard]

Originally Posted by alum

I did encounter a bit of anti-Catholicism when I lived there.

That's quite shocking considering how overwhelmingly catholic Louisville is.

[baci]

I was asked to give an update on my move.

At this time, we have yet to relocate and have spent a large part of summer travelling to various cities all over the south. I knew it would be difficult, but I didn't know just how difficult it would be. It will take a bit more time to make the decision, but I would really like to thank all of you for helping me and sharing your thoughts.

I am still open to any suggestions.

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by baci

I was asked to give an update on my move.

At this time, we have yet to relocate and have spent a large part of summer travelling to various cities all over the south. I knew it would be difficult, but I didn't know just how difficult it would be. It will take a bit more time to make the decision, but I would really like to thank all of you for helping me and sharing your thoughts.

I am still open to any suggestions.

West Little Rock is a great place to live (I think there's at least one GC'er from there). Memphis is not, but if you live on the outskirts it's great. Marion in Arkansas is a small town but where all the white, rich Memphisians live. I would suggest the DFW metroplex where I'm going to be living in the Spring most likely. Not Plano, because it's all trash but Fort Worth or another outlying suburb is great.

[ilovemyglo]

Who ever said that they had anticatholicism in Louisville-
this is a VERY Catholic town... even on Wikipedia it says how large the Catholic population is here. It's mostly due to the fact we have strong Irish and German roots. There are 28 Catholic schools here even. I would be shocked if people were rude about religion here.

Also- I have to say a negative to Memphis. As well as Birmingham Alabama....
However I lOVE CHarleston SC

[alum]

Originally Posted by ilovemyglo

Who ever said that they had anticatholicism in Louisville-
this is a VERY Catholic town... even on Wikipedia it says how large the Catholic population is here. It's mostly due to the fact we have strong Irish and German roots. There are 28 Catholic schools here even. I would be shocked if people were rude about religion here.

Also- I have to say a negative to Memphis. As well as Birmingham Alabama....
However I lOVE CHarleston SC

I was surprised when I encountered it firsthand as a Catholic by one of my coworkers at a major bank. I didn't think I would bump into it in L'ville for precisely the reasons you state but I was wrong. This was back in the 80s and my coworker did not grow up in L'ville, but was raised in Appalachia. Not that her origins gave her license to spew her rhetoric...

[AOIIalum]

Originally Posted by ilovemyglo

Who ever said that they had anticatholicism in Louisville-
this is a VERY Catholic town... even on Wikipedia it says how large the Catholic population is here. It's mostly due to the fact we have strong Irish and German roots. There are 28 Catholic schools here even. I would be shocked if people were rude about religion here.

Exactly. One might be discriminated against for NOT being Catholic in Louisville, but Louisville was, and is, so inbred Catholic it hurts. This is coming from someone who grew up there, left for Boston and Hartford, then moved back for about 10 more years! I also endured an Archdiocese of Louisville education for 13 years (yes, including pre-school.)

[ΞΤtexas]

If you're still looking for a good city, I would suggest Austin, TX. I think it has all the benefits of a big city, which still preserving a lot of small-town southern hospitality and charm. It has great school, good jobs, and it BEAUTIFUL. It was also recently rated as the #2 best city to live in the U.S.! It's not as traditionally southern as SC or GA, but it has a great mix of everyone and I plan on raising my own family there.

[AGDLynn]

We're thinking moving to Huntsville...

[StateFratMaster]

I've lived in Cary my whole life. It is a suburb of Raliegh,NC. There is a great mix of people who have always lived there and a bunch of transplants from the midwest mostly. The housing consists of homes ranging from low-mid range houses up to million dollar houses. Cary is located in Wake county and has some of the best schools in NC. Cary is one of the top twenty safest cities in America. It was featured in National Geographic. The people here are great and there is alot to do and it is a great place to raise a family. UNC-chapel hill, NC state, Wake Forest, and Duke are all close. Wake Forest is the longest drive and it's only thirty minutes away. That is good for kids that are growing up. Cary is Heaven on earth. I couldn't choose a better place to live.

[StateFratMaster]

Yeah that was a definite mental lapse on my part. It was real early in the morning and i was tired but couldn't sleep. lo siento.