I put this here b/c there is no specific tribal place I want to limit it to.
I currently live in St. Louis, MO. I want-no need a change. We want to relocate, but don't have any particular limits on it, though I think I want to stay in the US for now. DH is a nurse, so he has job possibilities practically everywhere. I am doula/mw in training, so I'm not expected to bring down anything consistant. We were thinking about Columbia, MO b/c we have a friend there who is close and who says the community is wonderful, but she might be leaving there and we don't have any real reasons for there aside from the political and social climate. So...
Where should we go?
We are looking for open minded people, but we don't need everything to be super liberal to be comfortable. (We're libertarians actually, more emphasis on personal freedoms than anything else) I'd like it if the town was pretty small so that we could get a homestead that was fairly isolated without being remote. I really love the pacific northwest on account of absolutely needing cloudy and rainy days to survive, but it is really expensive. (We're coming from midwest were $125K has bought us a 2br house with a nice big yard. We can go up in price a little, but not like $500K) Laid back atmosphere, emphasis on green living and grassroots community. Must have waterways and bike trails. A thriving farmer's market and the availability of locally produced food and goods are a must.
I've lived here all my life and although it has a lot of perks and is great for kids, I just want to be somewhere where my dreadlocks to put me into a box as soon as people see me (That doesn't mean I need everybody to have them to feel comfortable though.) And I don't get dizzy from all the terraforming and ticky tacky boxes.
Thanks for your time.
I currently live in St. Louis, MO. I want-no need a change. We want to relocate, but don't have any particular limits on it, though I think I want to stay in the US for now. DH is a nurse, so he has job possibilities practically everywhere. I am doula/mw in training, so I'm not expected to bring down anything consistant. We were thinking about Columbia, MO b/c we have a friend there who is close and who says the community is wonderful, but she might be leaving there and we don't have any real reasons for there aside from the political and social climate. So...
Where should we go?
We are looking for open minded people, but we don't need everything to be super liberal to be comfortable. (We're libertarians actually, more emphasis on personal freedoms than anything else) I'd like it if the town was pretty small so that we could get a homestead that was fairly isolated without being remote. I really love the pacific northwest on account of absolutely needing cloudy and rainy days to survive, but it is really expensive. (We're coming from midwest were $125K has bought us a 2br house with a nice big yard. We can go up in price a little, but not like $500K) Laid back atmosphere, emphasis on green living and grassroots community. Must have waterways and bike trails. A thriving farmer's market and the availability of locally produced food and goods are a must.
I've lived here all my life and although it has a lot of perks and is great for kids, I just want to be somewhere where my dreadlocks to put me into a box as soon as people see me (That doesn't mean I need everybody to have them to feel comfortable though.) And I don't get dizzy from all the terraforming and ticky tacky boxes.
Thanks for your time.
