Shani: I'll never understand the appeal that people have towards NC unless they are of retirement age.. but.. to each their own
Baraka: With my wife being a HR Generalist, I'm sure she could end up anywhere and find a job. Hell there are plenty of HR jobs where we're at now, but in many cases, she just doesn't see the potential in the companies.
As far as I go, well I'm mostly an Avid editor. I mainly do adverts but can do news packages, long and short format video etc. I'm currently learning Final Cut better so I can utilize both on my resume.. and I know that a lot of production has moved to Toronto.. especially in the children's sector. While I don't particularly want to work in the children's sector by any stretch, the recent trend at least from what I've seen is that a lot of shows are shot on location here, and then edited in Toronto.
My main concern naturally, is living in a nice neighborhood, and allowing my children to go to good schools. Frankly, I think the schools where we live now are complete shit... and it saddens me to think that I have to either choose between spending 6K a year for my child to go to a private school that is only slightly better than the public system, or send them to a public school where my kids are not going to have the opportunities they need.
So again, really we want to make sure we are in a competitive market, a diverse cultural area and we have opportunities to create a well balanced life for our children which is the most important in all of this. The cultural aspects of NC really turn me off and I don't want my children growing up with the majority of thought processes and people that live here. I'm not trying to shield them from alternative thinking, but children tend to absorb at the ages they are at and it's a bit unsettling.
The only reason London was entertained was because we're familiar enough with the city and my wife is British and she would like to move back home some day.
and really .. I hate the driving in Boston.. but I would love to be able to go to Fenway on the drop of a hat.. and it's a fun town as well.