Moving to Washington from Chicago
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10/3/2008
Getting discouraged, But I still want to move to Washington State?
I am a African American female with 4 kids (aging from 16 female, 11 female, 9 male, 7 female) and I have a husband. I have section 8 and ready to relocate to Washington from Chicago in April of 2009. What is making discourage is finding a nice area with good to excellent schools. I haven't been to Washington in about 17 years so I was not there long to enough to get to know the State. But my friend is there and she is suggesting that I live in nice area that she think is nice but being on different sites I am finding that it really not so nice. I don't want to relocate to put my kids in crappy school or to live in unsafe neighborhoods if that's the case I might as well stay in Illinois. But what cities are Black and white (that have mix race) friendly and not prejudice also with good paying jobs. Not mention safety for me and my children. My husband does have skills like grave digging and rehabbing houses and I am a C.N.A until I am done with school but we want a new start before I am done because it is hard out here in Illinois and I know I can stay and remain focus somewhere else. I have a friend that is there and she also mention that Washington have a lot of prejudice and shady folks.Basically in certain areas you can not have nice things because people would think you think you are all that and would try to take your stuff I want to stay away from those areas. But what areas to live in for families with section 8, African American, low crime rates. Also, because I am on section 8 that don't mean I want live in the dumps.
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