Bored in Louisville
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7/20/2008
I have lived and worked in Louisville for the past 15 years after spending several years in Nashville, New York, and Maryland which are all better places than Louisville. During this time, my kids have been victims of the poor school system here and I have not had any type of job growth or wage increase in five years even with a PhD. Sexism is alive an well as the good ole boy network rules this region. Once you reach a certain point here in a job, even with a PhD, there is a plateau and I continue to ask myself why my husband and I continue to stay. Well, we tried to sell our house; however, the prices in our east end neighborhood continue to decrease over what we paid for it several years ago and there have been no buyers. My husband's company has constructed several condos and lofts downtown; however, many are still empty. There is little to no progression here. It is boring and the only thing to look forward to is Thunder, Derby, and the day we move away from here. My kids all went away to college out of state and are way behind other students in college maybe because the school system here is going down the tubes and my kids have no intentions on ever coming back. Many of the kids whom graduated with them in high school have become stuck in this black hole. If you can leave this place, do it. As for the culture, or the lack of culture, it is Kentucky, so you can't really expect much.
Beth | ,