Hello from Cleveland! - New Meetup group

[LynnAlicia]

Love your Pusheen

Welcome! In the Midwest too ( is Cleveland considered Midwest?) But further north and west! Welcome to the forum it's a fun group

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[WolfpackWife]

I've gleaned that moving is different for everyone. Some people embrace it, some people dread it, some people find it easier/harder to adjust (myself being one of them). I depends on location and attitude. In general, moving sucks and I'm not/wasn't looking forward to the prospect of multiple moves in the next decade, but I think I'd be much happier if our next move is to a place I like better - or, ideally, back home. I don't currently like where we are for medical school and look forward to moving on. Perhaps my experience would have been better if I enjoyed this area/city better but what can you do?

You'll learn that there are no guarantees in this journey, and ultimately you only have so much control. But if you know what you want early on, or where you want to be, you (or, really, your fiance) can do what you need to do and make the choices necessary to increase your chances of the medical journey taking you where you want to go. Many of the other more seasoned spouses can give you much better advice regarding logistical tips for the many moves in the future, but if I could do it all over again I would a) prepare myself better for the realities of this and b) learn to embrace the location we've ended up in! Sounds like you're on the right track with the right attitude!

[LynnAlicia]

I'm trying to have a good attitude! My friends are like what has gotten into you?! I am a control freak so yes that's why I feel like fish out of water. But I do believe there are good things about every place and you learn a lot about yourself discovering those things. True, that since we know where we want to be, we can focus on those.

I've gleaned that moving is different for everyone. Some people embrace it, some people dread it, some people find it easier/harder to adjust (myself being one of them). I depends on location and attitude. In general, moving sucks and I'm not/wasn't looking forward to the prospect of multiple moves in the next decade, but I think I'd be much happier if our next move is to a place I like better - or, ideally, back home. I don't currently like where we are for medical school and look forward to moving on. Perhaps my experience would have been better if I enjoyed this area/city better but what can you do?

You'll learn that there are no guarantees in this journey, and ultimately you only have so much control. But if you know what you want early on, or where you want to be, you (or, really, your fiance) can do what you need to do and make the choices necessary to increase your chances of the medical journey taking you where you want to go. Many of the other more seasoned spouses can give you much better advice regarding logistical tips for the many moves in the future, but if I could do it all over again I would a) prepare myself better for the realities of this and b) learn to embrace the location we've ended up in! Sounds like you're on the right track with the right attitude!

[poky]

I'm trying to have a good attitude! My friends are like what has gotten into you?! I am a control freak so yes that's why I feel like fish out of water. But I do believe there are good things about every place and you learn a lot about yourself discovering those things. True, that since we know where we want to be, we can focus on those.

There's a lot of great stuff about Cleveland! I wasn't too sure when we moved here, either, but I was also up for an adventure. My favorite is the almost complete lack of traffic. If you're close to Cedar/Lee or Cedar/Fairmount or Coventry or Shaker Square, you'll find your neighborhood super-walkable, too, with some cool stuff to see and do.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

There's a lot of great stuff about Cleveland! I wasn't too sure when we moved here, either, but I was also up for an adventure. My favorite is the almost complete lack of traffic. If you're close to Cedar/Lee or Cedar/Fairmount or Coventry or Shaker Square, you'll find your neighborhood super-walkable, too, with some cool stuff to see and do.

These are the exact areas I would recommend. Shaker is a bit further from school but walkable to everything else. We lived on Overlook Rd (Cedar/Fairmont) and it.was.awesome. We literally wouldn't use our cars for days at a time. Only thing to consider is schools - schools in that area are Cleveland Heights schools (except Shaker I think) which aren't great. I have no idea if you want a family but if that's a consideration (would have to be very near term to impact med school), something to think about.

Also, Michael Symon (Iron Chef/a million other shows) has several restaurants in the area which are great to try out!

Really, other than the weather (and my working remotely), it was a nice place. I like warm.

[MsSassyBaskets]

Hi and welcome! I was newly engaged to my DH when we moved halfway across the country for med school. MS-3 and married now. I'll admit, the first year in particular was hard, I was homesick and trying to plan a wedding, and I didn't like where we'd moved to, but hey, it's temporary and has really showed me how capable we are of adapting and being happy in a wide variety of situations. I would never choose the city we live in now, and will be happy to move away and try somewhere new in a year, but for the time being we're having fun and enjoying ourselves. I have to be honest, too, people who just embrace it seem to have an easier time than those who don't. You're on the right track with looking for social outlets. You will want to have hobbies and ways to keep yourself busy when he is studying.

Moving itself SUCKS and is such hard work. If you have much stuff, pay someone else to at least load the truck/pods for you. I swear I never want to lift another box again.

[LynnAlicia]

Thank you! No children while we're at Case so we're good!

These are the exact areas I would recommend. Shaker is a bit further from school but walkable to everything else. We lived on Overlook Rd (Cedar/Fairmont) and it.was.awesome. We literally wouldn't use our cars for days at a time. Only thing to consider is schools - schools in that area are Cleveland Heights schools (except Shaker I think) which aren't great. I have no idea if you want a family but if that's a consideration (would have to be very near term to impact med school), something to think about.

Also, Michael Symon (Iron Chef/a million other shows) has several restaurants in the area which are great to try out!

Really, other than the weather (and my working remotely), it was a nice place. I like warm.

[spotty_dog]

I remember when I started announcing to people in Portland that we were moving to Cleveland. First reaction: "WHY?" Second reaction: "At least it's not Detroit?"

I look back fondly on our Cleveland years though, it was a good time with great people. We lived in Cleveland Heights near Cedar/Lee and over time I got to the point where I didn't take my car out of the garage more than once a week -- everything was accessible by foot, bike, or bus. (I worked on campus.)

It was a convoluted journey but we got back to the PNW eventually. There's hope! But things will change over the years, so a go-with-the-flow attitude will serve you well.

[v-girl]

Welcome! I have no advice on the moving. We're the weird medical family that never strayed from where we grew up — will be selling the starter house this summer (the one we bought when med school was about to start).


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[poky]

I remember when I started announcing to people in Portland that we were moving to Cleveland. First reaction: "WHY?" Second reaction: "At least it's not Detroit?"

Heh. I remember telling people here that we'd moved from Portland. First question EVERY TIME (unless it was someone we knew through med school) was a confused "WHY?"

[WolfpackWife]

Obviously it's been said that we're glad to have you and hope you stick around - this place is a wealth of information.

But most importantly, tell us about yourself! What do you do for work? Hobbies? Etc?

[LynnAlicia]

I am an account coordinator. Right now, for a digital media software company but will be looking for a similar job in Cleveland. I am gluten/dairy free and low FODMAP (sugars in food) so I love/have to cook and bake a lot! I also love to be outside - hiking, skiing, kayaking, biking. My fiance and I will be looking for a cat when we arrive in Cleveland. Very excited as we've been waiting since we lived in city apartments in Seattle.

[WolfpackWife]

That's awesome! Sounds like there are several things to look forward to with the move. When will y'all be getting married? Do you have to plan a wedding long distance?

[LynnAlicia]

Probably getting married next summer. We're just doing something super simple in Seattle. Like a popup ceremony on the beach and then a sit down dinner at our favorite restaurant for ~50 people.

[Sheherezade]

Well, the Metroparks here are great and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park is nearby and connected to the metroparks. There are some nice bike trails, through there, too. Kayaking for me is a lazy river through Camp Hi Canoe livery, but some of the docs we know that live on the westside have kayaks that they take right in to the lake.

I agree on living close if you are not tied to schools. The area around the hospital is filled with museums and a decent shopping strip on Coventry. The downtown is really turning around, too. Lots of influx of young professionals there lately....

We've got a sense of humor here about the whole "Cleveland" thing. It's really a lot better than people make it out to be..... and I've lived in some great cities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZM&feature=kp