I am pleased with how I have pulled out the resources of researching each city for my job search. First, I researched the Meetup.Com listings. This gave me a pulse of each city with respect to my interests, such as the gay scene, the hiking/camping, ballroom dancing, and dog friendly activities. I also got a huge amount of information about the Catholic Young Adult Group activities in either city, and was impressed with the offerings of the Archdiocese in City #1 especially Ministry for Catholic Young Adults. It is a very active group, and participates in many faith-building community events and activities. The City #2 Catholic scene is very impressive. Their retreats go to places like... um..... the Mountains!!! National State Parks, and such. Wow. Undeniably cool.
City #2 gay scene is very diverse and full of multiple resources. They are a city in a very progressive state, a state which has recently passed a statute allowing some select rights for same-sex couples. I already found 3 different outdoor/hiking-specific gay groups.. which is very encouraging. Plus, city #2 has actual community centers (which look pretty hip); which suggests a welcoming and embracing of gay community.
The other resource I am finding to be useful is Craiglist. I posted on "men for men: romance", and "men for men: platonic", to put out feelers for the gay scene in either city. Thus far, one person wrote back and says that City #1 gay scene sucks. Well, that's what I get from looking online. Compared to City #2, City #1's gay scene looks pretty dead.
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