PenteKing’s BodyBlog

I am visiting San Francisco with the intention of "trying the city on for size." If I can find gainful employment here, this city is on my short list of places to live (the others being Toronto, Ontario; New York, NY; and Boston, MA). So far, I like what I see. I’m staying at a boutique hotel in the financial district, and my, oh my, what a vibrant little pocket of the world this is. People scurry everywhere. I haven’t seen this type of hustle and bustle since leaving Toronto nearly five years ago. It feels good to be in the midst of this kind of energy. It far and away outstrips anything that San Diego can offer. Even the homeless people are a little bit livelier - a little bit more energetic and aggressive.

It’s strange. I moved to San Diego, thinking it would grow up to be a big city - that it would shed its small-town persona and begin attracting the artists and literatti. For a while, it seemed as if that was going to happen, but circumstances intervened and San Diego, after tettering on the precipice, fell back into its old, hidebound ways. Now, I don’t foresee another sea change in its environment for at least ten years. And I cannot wait that long. So I am searching for a new place in which to live. So far, San Francisco impresses.

If anyone lives in S.F. and wishes to share insights with me about the city, its culture or its people (or any combination thereof), please feel free to do so. Before I commit to the city, I want to make sure that, this time, I make the right choice.

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