Houston?

[texasbandit]

You ought to take a trip to Austin, lots of high tech & still good demand.  And the best riding in Texas is just West a few miles.

[ant_129]

Yeah but the hard part is hearing about openings for recent grads.  I did get an offer from the company in Houston and its a great company as far as I can tell but it isn't really electrical engineering.  They hire chemical and electrical engineers to do the same thing.  I don't know if I am going to take but thanks for the suggestion.

[ant_129]

Well guys looks like I am heading to Houston.  The present company could not give me any hope of hiring me in the near future and the other company seems pretty cool.  So it looks like I will be heading to Houston whether I like it or not.  I might need to buy a boat though to get down there.

[Desolation Angel]

Hey, you gotta go where the money is!  Houston has a lot to do.  Moody Gardens is a really cool place to go alone or with friends.  Worth multiple visits.  Be sure to check it out after you get that first huge paycheck!

[aquavelvis]

Ant,

What part of town will you be working / living in?

[ant_129]

The Company is in Webster but I will be looking for a place to live anywhere in the clear lake area or close to Webster.

[aquavelvis]

I grew up in Friendswood, about 10 miles southwest of Webster.  One of my brothers moved back there from NYC about 10 years ago and loves it.  

It's of course gotten a lot more crowded since we moved to San Antonio 22 years ago but still pretty nice.  Clear Lake, Webster, Friendswood, Taylor Lake, and others were all maybe one of the first "tech boom" areas back in the 60's when NASA moved in, and still maintain a much different atmosphere than Houston proper.

Not sure about best riding roads in that area any more.  Southwest of Webster toward Alvin, Angleton, Freeport might still be good.  Don't know anything about points east.  If you run into any rider who knows about "Racer Road" (off I-10 west toward Sealy), they'll probably know where other good roads are.

My wife and went to and graduated from SFA in '75 so we know what you're giving up moving out of East Texas.  But, hey, life throws changes at everybody.  We eventually ended up in San Antonio -- and really dig it -- after growing up in/around Houston

Good luck.

[ant_129]

Thanks for the encouragement and I am sure I will adjust it will just take some time.  

So living in any of those cities you mentioned around Webster would be pretty decent?

I am currently apartment shopping.

[aquavelvis]

Sure, you should be able to find a great apartment in the area, and maybe later on buy a house.  Use the time of your apartment lease to work with local realtors to get ready to find a house.

Not sure if they're still around, but see if you can make contact with O'Farrell Realtors in Friendswood. They've always been very active in, and aware of, the local market and might have some things to look at...maybe you can skip the rental/lease thing altogether and go straight to home ownership.

I don't mean to sound like a homer, but Friendswood schools -- if you got kids now or are thinking about it -- are top notch.  Also consider Pearland, 5 miles west of Friendswood, which 30 years ago was a real redneck dump, but I'm given to understand now is quite a nice, improved suburb of Houston. If it might be important to you, Pearland is just off SH 288, and has quick access to downtown Houston, Minute Maid Park, Toyota Center, Reliant Stadium and other cool parts of town.

[texlurch]

Houston isn't bad if you like heat, humidity, and a fast shrinking Anglo population.

Hablo Espanyol?

[ant_129]

Nada Mucho.  Oh well I just found an apartment and will be moving in about two weeks.