by Guest » Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:49 pm
Anonymous wrote:edsas wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hi Everyone- I am flying to Omaha on Monday for a job interview and if things go well I will be moving to Omaha within the next three weeks. I would love to get some perspectives on Omaha especially from people who have moved there from other states. I have lived in Studio City California for the last six years but prior to that I have lived in Salt Lake City Utah, Chicago Illinois, Coeur D alene Idaho, Grand junction Colorado & pretty much all over Texas.
I'm just wondering what others like about Omaha, don't like about Omaha, places to stay away from, places to go, hardest things to adapt to etc...
Thanks, I hope I get some responses, I posted this question on the Omaha city data forum and haven't gotten one response except for someone telling me I might have better luck posting the question here on this forum... so here goes!
I moved from Southern California to Omaha in 2010. Absolutely love it here. I lived in the Glendale and Montrose areas, so I was relatively close to where you were in the LA metro. My wife and I left a bunch of close friends in LA (many of whom we met at our kids' schools), but we quickly made some new ones here. I was a screenwriter out in LA so, when we moved to Omaha, I delved into the local film community. Great bunch of people. One thing you'll discover is that Omaha's arts scene is pretty impressive. I think we can go toe-to-toe with metros 2 and 3 times our size.
What is your career field?
Thanks for your replies!... I totally agree with the comment "living anywhere is what you make of it" that is 100% totally true.
Good to see your response edsas! As a potential new Nebraskan coming from SoCal it's good to hear the opinion of someone who's done the same thing I may be doing soon. Edsas may I ask why you moved to Omaha? Do you or the wife have family there or did you just pick it as a good place to move? I'm an Executive Chef and looking at a potential great position with one of the local Hotels there. I was supposed to interview Monday & Tuesday but that was postponed and I'll be in Omaha tomorrow and part of the day on Friday now... looking forward to seeing Omaha!
My wife and I are Nebraska natives, but we lived in Los Angeles for ten years from 1999 to the last day of 2009. All of our kids were born out there. We had lots of great friends. Loved the mountains and beaches. But, much like you, it was hard to make a living in Southern California. I struggled as a TV writer for a bit and wrote a bunch of features on assignment, but they went nowhere. Â My wife worked at the LA Times as an editor. Because of my sporadic script work and odd jobs, we never had a consistent income, but usually our household took in over $90,000 a year. And, yet, we were still living in a tiny, two-bedroom apartment with our three growing kids. Then my wife's department got cut so we decided to move back to Nebraska, closer to family and where we could buy a house to raise our kids in.
My wife and I each have a sibling and some cousins who live in the Omaha metro, but most of our families live out West. But we picked Omaha (or Lincoln) as our settle-down point because we'd come to love the urban lifestyle of LA. Â Omaha more closely matches that than Lincoln, but my wife prefers Lincoln (makes her think of Pasadena). Â But she landed a plum job teaching journalism at a high school in Papillion, so Omaha won by default. Â And they built a Trader Joes here about 6 months after we arrived, so that was an added bonus. Â (Lincoln eventually got one, too.)
We bought a three-bedroom house in Sarpy County for $85,000. Â Just a starter house, but a house of our own nonetheless. My wife loves the season changes. I'm more indifferent to them. I liked our mild winter last year. The combined Omaha/Lincoln area is home to 1.2 million people. I never viewed the two cities as part of the same overall living experience when I grew up here (50 miles of farmland separating the two cities seemed like a big deal), but after getting used to the driving times in LA, hoping in the car for a 45 minute drive to Lincoln is something we do regularly without a second thought. And it really opens up the number of overall amenities we consider "local." Â We also love to drive to the Nebraska City area which is home to Arbor Lodge and thick with forested landscapes.
My wife and I plan to buy a bigger house some time in the near future. We're excited about the possibilities.
[quote="Anonymous"][quote="edsas"][quote="Anonymous"]Hi Everyone- I am flying to Omaha on Monday for a job interview and if things go well I will be moving to Omaha within the next three weeks. I would love to get some perspectives on Omaha especially from people who have moved there from other states. I have lived in Studio City California for the last six years but prior to that I have lived in Salt Lake City Utah, Chicago Illinois, Coeur D alene Idaho, Grand junction Colorado & pretty much all over Texas.
I'm just wondering what others like about Omaha, don't like about Omaha, places to stay away from, places to go, hardest things to adapt to etc...
Thanks, I hope I get some responses, I posted this question on the Omaha city data forum and haven't gotten one response except for someone telling me I might have better luck posting the question here on this forum... so here goes![/quote]
I moved from Southern California to Omaha in 2010. Absolutely love it here. I lived in the Glendale and Montrose areas, so I was relatively close to where you were in the LA metro. My wife and I left a bunch of close friends in LA (many of whom we met at our kids' schools), but we quickly made some new ones here. I was a screenwriter out in LA so, when we moved to Omaha, I delved into the local film community. Great bunch of people. One thing you'll discover is that Omaha's arts scene is pretty impressive. I think we can go toe-to-toe with metros 2 and 3 times our size.
What is your career field?[/quote]
Thanks for your replies!... I totally agree with the comment "living anywhere is what you make of it" that is 100% totally true.
Good to see your response edsas! As a potential new Nebraskan coming from SoCal it's good to hear the opinion of someone who's done the same thing I may be doing soon. Edsas may I ask why you moved to Omaha? Do you or the wife have family there or did you just pick it as a good place to move? I'm an Executive Chef and looking at a potential great position with one of the local Hotels there. I was supposed to interview Monday & Tuesday but that was postponed and I'll be in Omaha tomorrow and part of the day on Friday now... looking forward to seeing Omaha![/quote]
My wife and I are Nebraska natives, but we lived in Los Angeles for ten years from 1999 to the last day of 2009. All of our kids were born out there. We had lots of great friends. Loved the mountains and beaches. But, much like you, it was hard to make a living in Southern California. I struggled as a TV writer for a bit and wrote a bunch of features on assignment, but they went nowhere. Â My wife worked at the LA Times as an editor. Because of my sporadic script work and odd jobs, we never had a consistent income, but usually our household took in over $90,000 a year. And, yet, we were still living in a tiny, two-bedroom apartment with our three growing kids. Then my wife's department got cut so we decided to move back to Nebraska, closer to family and where we could buy a house to raise our kids in.
My wife and I each have a sibling and some cousins who live in the Omaha metro, but most of our families live out West. But we picked Omaha (or Lincoln) as our settle-down point because we'd come to love the urban lifestyle of LA. Â Omaha more closely matches that than Lincoln, but my wife prefers Lincoln (makes her think of Pasadena). Â But she landed a plum job teaching journalism at a high school in Papillion, so Omaha won by default. Â And they built a Trader Joes here about 6 months after we arrived, so that was an added bonus. Â (Lincoln eventually got one, too.)
We bought a three-bedroom house in Sarpy County for $85,000. Â Just a starter house, but a house of our own nonetheless. My wife loves the season changes. I'm more indifferent to them. I liked our mild winter last year. The combined Omaha/Lincoln area is home to 1.2 million people. I never viewed the two cities as part of the same overall living experience when I grew up here (50 miles of farmland separating the two cities seemed like a big deal), but after getting used to the driving times in LA, hoping in the car for a 45 minute drive to Lincoln is something we do regularly without a second thought. And it really opens up the number of overall amenities we consider "local." Â We also love to drive to the Nebraska City area which is home to Arbor Lodge and thick with forested landscapes.
My wife and I plan to buy a bigger house some time in the near future. We're excited about the possibilities.