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I lived in the LA area for 5 years.
Long Beach for a few months, then Venice, Redondo and finally settled in a sailboat in Marina Del Rey for the last 2 years.
My father lived there for about a year and finally freaked out and moved back to Texas....LOL
His biggest fault was moving to Long Beach and working in Beverly Hills. it was a 2 hour drive every morning *27 miles* and 1-3 going home every night depending upon traffic.
What I learned was to not deal with LA as a whole, but only deal with the area you lived in.
In the Dallas/Fort worth area where we all came from, we didn't think twice about driving 30 miles to Dallas to go to a better mall, or club etc. All it took was 30-40 minutes to get there.
In LA you don't travel 30 miles to go anywhere unless you have plenty of free time.
So basically what I'm saying is just find you a nice place in a nice area that you think you'll enjoy.
Do all your daily living in that area.
California was one of the best experiences I had in my life.
When I lived in Venice I had a 2 bedroom apartment that looked directly over Muscle Beach *$985 a month 1988*
On weekends I wouldn't go anywhere I'd lose my parking space if my roommate had the garage. but I didn't need to go anywhere.
I'd grab breakfast on the boardwalk, go boogie boarding, hit the bookstore on the boardwalk...shit you can buy anything you need smoke wise on the boardwalk.
Even though LA can be one of the most chaotic places to visit, you can find your own little slice of heaven there.
I'd suggest finding a place in a beach community somewhere.
You've got Santa Monica, Redondo, Hermosa, Long Beach, Belmont shores, Seal Beach, Huntington, Newport...and the list goes on.
There is no reason, and I repeat no reason to move to LA if all you'll be looking at through your window is convenience stores, or a housing complex. find a place that has plenty of windows facing west and a good view of the horizon, that way you'll get a front seat to some of the most beautiful sunsets you'll ever see almost 365 days a year.
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