Life in a small town
Where we used to live is a college town, a small town of 50k populations, half of that are students! We just moved two weeks ago, to an apartment at the next town bordering the college town. Both towns are small and surrounded by farm lands. Many foreign students who are from urbanized cities were shocked when they first arrived. They didn’t expect their university to be surrounded by farm lands and in a semi “rural” setting!
Being in a big farm town does not bother me, the smell of fertilizer and manure in the early spring when the farmers started planting does not bother me either. I love the fact that it’s a small town, but a small town with many facilities due to the presence of the university community. It’s a rather safe community where children can roam around, play in the yard and houses don’t have to be locked all the time! I bet businesses that sell or install home alarms are not doing too well here as many people will not need them!
May be because of the university, there are hospital and specialists clinics all over town. There are more than five grocery stores, departmetal stores and shopping malls a short 10-15 minutes drive from where we live , and tons more within 30 minutes drive. Living in small town that has big town facilities work for me, as of now.
