Halifax or Bust

It is so easy to talk about the place I've visited that I would love to live. Nice, France. Berlin, Germany. Cardiff, Wales. Dublin, Ireland. If they weren't so expensive, I would consider Paris, France or even London, England, so long as I didn't have to drive anywhere. What's more difficult is to try and figure out a place I would live that I've never visited. How do you assess a place that you've never been to? Never walked the streets of? Don't know what the night life is like - if there are decent farmers' markets and brunch places? Accessible gyms? Good schools? Safe neighbourhoods? It's not an easy concept to grasp. But after some thinking, I have to go with a boring answer.

I would live in Halifax, Nova Scotia even though I've never been there. Why?

There a whole narrative around the east coast lifestyle that I definitely buy into, whether it's true or not. Easy-going, friendly, family oriented, hard-working, and fun. I've only heard wonderful things about the city from friends who have gone to school there and family that have lived there.

Like Edmonton, it's a government town, home to the province's provincial assembly and public service, so there would be some familiarity and job possibilities. It's also home to some great political history on the founding of my country.

If you've ever seen photos of the city, you can't deny there is some beauty. It's on the ocean, it's got an Atlantic feel. As I said yesterday, I like winter and the province is definitely known for its winters.

And then there's just the, "je ne sais quois," factor. There's just something about Halifax that I've always loved. I've always been drawn to it. I don't know if it's a desire to be a Maritimer, or if it was just that Halifax was an exotic city on an ocean, on the opposite end of the country from me.

So as boring as it may be to some of you, Halifax is a city I would live in, sight unseen.

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This post is a part of my 30 Day Writing Challenge. In an attempt to make writing a habit, I'm challenging myself to writing something everyday for 30 days. Inspired by countless posts I've seen on Pinterest, I've chosen a random list of 30 writing prompts that I'm going to use. Hope you stick around for the month of January to see what I write next!