Lived There for a Year as Army Wife
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9/25/2006
I lived near Fayetteville, NC for one year (2003-2004), in nearby in Spring Lake, which is quiet and beautiful with nice neighbors. Husband was in the military, so the cost of living was pretty low. There are plenty of second-hand stores and flea markets, but pretty ghetto. We lived in an apartment in a ghetto and it was very unpleasant, so we moved to Spring Lake in the countryside. There are a lot of strip joints and military-oriented places, which is not very fun for an army wife. The weather is MAGNIFICANT and the people are very nice. LOVE the southern hospitality. I plan on moving back to North Carolina someday, or somewhere similar in the south because of the hospitible people and the weather, and the cultural diversity. The ice storms are annoying, but they don't last long. Southerners don't know how to drive on ice, though. They flip over on their vechicle roofs just because a little ice is on the road. Schools shut down at the sight of one snowflake! LOL! There's no mud, just sand, which is cool. I am from Ohio and hate snow and cold so that's why I loved the weather. Fayetteville is close to the coast, so beach access is wonderful. My favorite thing to do in Fayetteville is perform at open mics in coffeehouses and join writer's groups. I wouldn't want to live there ever again, but I do have friends there and wouldn't mind visiting. There are a lot of pawn shops there.
Laura | Manchester, OH