Left Madison for L.A.
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6/16/2005
My husband and I left Madison for Los Angeles in 1989. ( He got a job out here.) I grew up in Madison and both of us have degrees from the University of Wisconsin--Madison.
The ONLY thing better here in L.A. is the weather. Wisconsin winters are very harsh. Otherwise Madison is a fantastic place to live. Lots of cultural opportunities for a smaller city, excellent public schools and top notch university, beautiful setting on 5 small lakes with lots of wooded areas, VERY liberal political climate, clean and low crime rate, highly educated population, low housing prices (esp. Compared to L.A.!), lots of doctors and good hospitals, easy drive to larger cities like Minneapolis or Chicago. Taxes are high, but services are equally outstanding. (You get what you pay for in this regard.) Yep, I wish we'd never left...
Still a "Badger".
Nancy | West Hollywood, CA