Baltimore and suburbs
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6/13/2008
I moved here from KS, AL, GA,TX,SC because I wanted to find a more cultural advanced place with also lots of things to do, hiking, dancing, theater, swimming.
I thought living in the outskirts of Baltimore, close to DC and NYC, right by the water would be a great idea. But I am not sure if it was.
Baltimore is truly the worst city I have experienced so far. Too many poor ghetto people roaming around, drug addicts who live in the many run down (once beautiful, I guess)colorful Baltimore townhouses. The Habor is a nice place to visit and little italy but it all sounds so much larger than it is.
After 10 Minutes of walking you will end up in a poor place again. One day we were looking for the Zoo to take the kids...we could not even find the place it was so deep in the hood and were hoping for the car not to stop in any of these neighborhoods.
We are foster parents an there are soooo many bad situations here, mainly because of the drug use, it is very sad. The suburb towns are often nice and have a cute downtown area, lots of farmland around Baltimore and it is very beautiful to drive to Havre de Grace. The schools are very violent in Baltimore but Bel Air has the greatest schools and also nice walking trails.
Philly does not save me either because the city is just as poor and run down as Baltimore. They have a great Aquarium, though.
Washington has lots of homeless people, especially in the parks around the White House. My kids asked me why the president does not come outside to give them some money....but of course there are many attractions there which makes up for it and they are all free!Free Zoo, free Museum....
Very expensive to live in most of these areas. A 3 bedroom townhouse in Harford County cost us $250.000. I saw a nice corner house in KS for that same price with about .5 acres, but that is Kansas.
What I did not expect here was the humidity. I thought it would be nice and warm but it gets just as humid as down south. Last week-end we had 95F with 98% humidity. Great for gardening but there is Winter with snow, so not everything makes it through the cold.
Lots of traffic, one can get stuck on I95 and stay in one spot for 3 hours.Especially if there was an accident. The beach is about 3 hours from here and Annapolis is definitely worth visiting.
If I could find a place without earthquakes and tornadoes, no humidity and a steady warm temperature, lots of outdoor family things and a great school system close to some bigger half way decent cities..........then I will move from here, any suggestions?
Annette | Bel Air North, MD