I want to/plan on moving to SF in half to 1 yr
SouthCrackalack
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I still plan on moving to SF to work in the graphic design/art/etc. field (in some sort of fashion). My homie John (in the band eustachian ( http://www.myspace.com/eustachian ) moved there a few years back from my hometown here in South Cack and of course he loves and knows I would too and wrote me the most encouraging, motivating, inspirational long ass email anyone could possibly write. I basically wrote him asking what the REALITY (like..dude, just be brutally honest with me...) of me moving there and finding a gig,etc. He wrote in such detail and even broke down a numbered step by step game plan to make the succssful move. He moved there from here and within 14 hrs he had 6 job offers to choose from. He picked one and immediately began making 4 times what he made down here in the Dirty. So now I am crazy stoked and ready to make more $$$. Even without a degree or education..and just judging from my design work he's seen he said he knows "i'd thrive" and do good there (in other words...MAKE IT!). I am so ready to be around normal people (not SC folk)What do yall Bay Strutters feel about what I just wrote?
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Seriously, just do it. You obviously have someone who cares for your well-being there, and I assume you have friends and family in SC. Just do it!
Take my advice with a grain of salt, though, as I haven't made a move like that.
Also, not sure what the cost of living in SC is, but 4 times in SF might equal what you're making in SC now.
Just follow your heart, and it will come. It will take some time, but don't expect money to come that easily.
Everyone's story is different.
Good luck!
Oops. Sorry!
The only thing worse than the South is the West.
Come to Cleveland, baby!
I know that did nothing to assist you, but still.
California is broke. Something to consider
Just remember that there is a whole country, if not world, of people who would like to move to SF.
It's expensive as shit out here too; and the amount of "creatives" that live our here is probably the most per capita in the USA.
That said; there is great food, music, art, culture records, and outdoor activities that one can partake in.
I think the opportunities for "getting lucky" and finding a gig at a great organization increase substantially in the Bay Area vs elsewhere.
This brings up another great strength of the Bay: within an hour's drive, you have access to an incredibly diverse job marketplace: from Silicon Valley to SF to Berkeley. Few places can offer quite as much, imo.
^^^great advice