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5/16/2014
I am a TEXAS native and I moved from Dallas, TX to Philadelphia, PA in 1995. My children were 18 and 15 and fought me tooth and nail, but, I wanted out of TEXAS and I loved the Northeast, and so when I visited Philadelphia several times over a period of a year, I knew that this would be our home. Philadelphia is like any other big city, it has it's good and bad, but for me the good out weighed the bad and so Philly here we come. Coming from Texas to the Northeast was like moving into a whole new culture, and it took about a year or a little more to acclimate to the people, the area, the weather, the Eagles over the Cowboys :), but we all did it. Both of my children went on to get their degrees from Temple and Penn State. My son has since moved to Pittsburgh, PA, but at least he is still in PA. I digress, sorry, sure there are areas where it is not that safe to be, and for about 2 years, Philly had the nickname "Killadlephia", because of all the murders going on the the Northwest and the Kenningston areas, but, this was all drug related. Philly is an amazing city, and you will find everything in Philly that you would find in NYC. The people of Philly have heart, and they wear it on their sleeves along with their opinions. The history is also amazing, this is the city where we all began, where we became a country, and you will find it all in "Old Town"...In all the years I lived in the Philadelphia area, I never once was frightened to be in the city alone. If I needed help, I could ask, and was never once told No, or felt I was at risk in anyway. About 7 years ago, my husband, that btw, I met in Philly, had an opportunity for work in the D.C. area, so we moved to Northern VA. We are now planning on moving back home to Philly because the area where we live, that is also full of history, will never be our home. The city of Philadelphia lost its way for awhile, but it's coming back strong, the economy is coming back, the cost of living is great, the people, they do not change, and the city, well, it is clearly my pride, my joy and it is home. I can hardly wait to return, because I really am very homesick for my Philly.
Patricia | Centreville, VA