Ontari-ari-ario

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So we're flying to Toronto this evening, then driving to Kitchener-Waterloo. In Kitchener Vinny will be learning about a job, we will both be taking a city tour from a tour guide, and then another tour from a real estate agent. Then driving to my parents' place (2 hours away) and staying the night, then driving back and driving around Kitchener ourselves for a couple hours, then back to Toronto to fly home. ...and then we have to decide within a week.

Hmmm.

Pros:
- job stability for Vinny
- opportunity to buy a house/condo outside the Halifax peninsula's weird price structure
- opportunity to shake up my job by transferring and hopefully getting into other projects outside of teaching
- be closer to my parents
- get to be in a riding where our votes are more important :)

Cons:
- leaving all our friends
- the normal stress of moving to a completely unfamiliar city, etc
- be further from Vinny's parents
- become less involved with Wayves Magazine (I think Vinny would put this in the Pro column)

To be honest, we've essentially decided to go for it if it's the only offer on the table; this is just for kicks, not as a decision-making mechanism.

It's exciting and scary and who knows what will happen. Good night, dear diary.

Comments

Re: KW!!

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Who moved in?

But remember we're gay, we're supposed to buy in slightly rougher neighbourhoods to bring up the property values and drive out the po' folk!

Re: KW!!

[(Anonymous)]

I don't suppose you want to move to Pioneer Square in Seattle? I like the loft apartments it boasts, but it could use a little more gentrification.

"Cam and Vinny: Gentrifying the 'hood since 2004."

Actually, you guys already did a good job in Halifax. I like to think that your presence alone turned that greasy spoon into Jane's

S.