floridafam
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We do live in a smaller town, though. We are near the Disney resort in Vero.
I moved to the Tampa area for work for a couple of years and while there were pluses about Florida I preferred the midwest. When I was done with that job I moved back home. I do like Florida and get down there almost yearly but I didn't enjoy living there. The biggest thing I would caution anyone on when considering moving to Florida, and I didn't read the whole thread so this might have been discussed, is living there and vacationing there are vastly different beasts.
When you are on vacation anywhere you are less stressed and in relaxation mode. It is easy to assign that feeling to a place but it isn't the place, it is that you are on vacation. When you live there (and anywhere) you have all the daily stresses and issues you have in every day life.
Not in the major cities but get into rural Polk county and places like that and you will not notice any difference between the deep south and Florida. It is like two states.
Yes. The kids at our local high schools display them on their trucks. It’s been an issue.
Before we moved here from Michigan, we had friends that turned down a job offer in the panhandle because they had adopted children who were a different race. I didn’t understand why at the time but I do now.
When we lived on the other side of Florida, there was a Klan compound by my husband’s office.
Before we moved here from Michigan, we had friends that turned down a job offer in the panhandle because they had adopted children who were a different race. I didn’t understand why at the time but I do now
I don't understand it still. I've lived in the Panhandle for almost 2 decades and there are a lot of mixed race couples (I'm part of one) as well as mixed race children.
My DD attends a public high school in a very economically depressed area and has several friends of biracial background. Ignorance, hate and generalizations occur everywhere, not just "in the south, in the backwoods, in the ----."
Discussing diversity and living a life not characterizing others on their race, religion, sexuality, social economic status, background (including where they live, grew up and choose to live) is an admirable goal for everyone.
Discussing diversity and living a life not characterizing others on their race, religion, sexuality, social economic status, background (including where they live, grew up and choose to live) is an admirable goal for everyone.
I noticed that someone said Florida is 'deep south' with confederate flags and guns.
I'm guessing this also means a lot of racism?
My daughter and I were in Tampa a few months ago. My daughter is bi-racial and I did notice some 'looks' from people.
I am actually thinking about moving to Tampa but am now questioning it. I never thought about the race factor ---- in NY it's not an issue --- and I don't want her having to deal with a bunch of back-woods racists if we move to Tampa.
Confederate flags? Seriously?
I think there are Hampton Inns in all the cities you mentioned. I would try those. March and April rates are going to be somewhat higher than usual.
Make sure to try Al’s pizza when you are in Jax. It’s so good.
I can't wait because I have developed a chronic pain condition that really gices me a rough time with cold weather.
We moved from MA to the Space Coast of FL 13 years ago and never looked back. Our kids were born here. We love it here. My folks bought a condo here and are 50/50 still, but are talking about just moving her permanently instead of going back to bad weather half the year. We love the heat so it's not a factor for us. On the flip side, my kids aren't suited for the cold...AT ALL. It's 42 degrees here right now, and my 9 year-old is wearing shorts and a t-shirt (and a coat, I insisted) because she refuses to wear pants and long sleeves! She complains non-stop if she has to dress for cold weather lol.
In terms of jobs, we're engineers so the space coast suits us well. The schools here are fantastic, and I take my kids to New England once a year so they know how good they have it weather-wise lol. Our area tends to have a very stable, long-term population, but recently there have been a boom of jobs bringing in some new families. One thing I've noticed is that the kids tend to be behind when they move in here, so I think our curriculum in our county may go a little faster than in other areas. If you intend to continue to homeschool it shouldn't be an issue, but if you want to switch to public it may be something to look into. People tend to speak ill of Florida schools, but I haven't found anything bad about our school anyways. If anything, it's way ahead of where I was at this age in MA.
We moved from MA to the Space Coast of FL 13 years ago and never looked back. Our kids were born here. We love it here. My folks bought a condo here and are 50/50 still, but are talking about just moving her permanently instead of going back to bad weather half the year. We love the heat so it's not a factor for us. On the flip side, my kids aren't suited for the cold...AT ALL. It's 42 degrees here right now, and my 9 year-old is wearing shorts and a t-shirt (and a coat, I insisted) because she refuses to wear pants and long sleeves! She complains non-stop if she has to dress for cold weather lol.
In terms of jobs, we're engineers so the space coast suits us well. The schools here are fantastic, and I take my kids to New England once a year so they know how good they have it weather-wise lol. Our area tends to have a very stable, long-term population, but recently there have been a boom of jobs bringing in some new families. One thing I've noticed is that the kids tend to be behind when they move in here, so I think our curriculum in our county may go a little faster than in other areas. If you intend to continue to homeschool it shouldn't be an issue, but if you want to switch to public it may be something to look into. People tend to speak ill of Florida schools, but I haven't found anything bad about our school anyways. If anything, it's way ahead of where I was at this age in MA.
We do live in a smaller town, though. We are near the Disney resort in Vero.[/QUOTE
We have been to Vero twice and really liked it. We might try to squeeze a trip there again this year. Have recently started looking at some condos (specifically Laguna and Fairway at Grand Harbor 32967 zip). Any other area zip codes you recommend to look for similar?
We do live in a smaller town, though. We are near the Disney resort in Vero.