Why Indiana?

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Permalink Reply by Jeremy Williams on October 19, 2009 at 8:26am

Bill, I'm originally from the South as well (Georgia and all my extended family is in Alabama) and though I've lived in the Midwest through high school and college, I thought I'd really enjoy getting back down south. I lived in Atlanta for a couple years after graduation, and although I loved being around other SEC fans, it really made me appreciate the Midwest. I forgot how hot the south is and how long it stays hot down there in the spring/summer/fall.

I used to hate the winter when I lived in Cincinnati, but when I moved to Indy, after being in Atlanta, I began to LOVE having all four seasons again, including winter. I actually ended up coming to Indy because of how much I enjoyed the city during my college years at Taylor University.

I do echo your comments about Indy having big city amenities and small town comforts, it's a great balance. Not to mention the fact that Indy's no more than about 4 hours from Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Cincy & Columbus, Louisville and Nashville.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Bean on October 19, 2009 at 4:56pm

I've had a connection to Indianapolis all my life that I can remember, so I'll wrap Indianapolis in with my view of the state as a whole. It seems I've always had family in Indiana and we visited the state regularly as I was growing up. I moved here permanently from Nashville, TN, which I loved, to get married. I couldn't convince my wife to move south so I moved north.

The recent change in the weather reminds me of why I love Indianapolis. I like the change of the seasons and fairly nice balance of all four. In a couple of months I'll be ready for Spring again, but the change is what it's all about for me.

I also like that Indianapolis has so much to offer on a variety of levels. If you're coming here for professional reasons, there are plenty of great companies during some great things in Indiana. If you're looking for entertainment we've got great concerts and special events in some great venues both large and small around the city. Professional sports are available of course if that's your thing. Even if you're interested in just buying a nice house and staying home all the time, you're going to be able to buy that house for a great price compared to other large cities.

As stated earlier, we've got all the amenities of a big city, without many of the headaches.

The topic reminds me of one of the reasons the I Choose Indy website was setup. Plenty of great reasons to be heard there, and we're always interested in hearing more. You can register as an author there and share your own stories and continue to write as you would like about Indianapolis. I continually find more things of interest and value as I live here each week.

Thanks to Robby for asking the question and bringing it back into discussion. It's always nice to hear more from our neighbors and find out what brings us all together.

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Permalink Reply by Michael R. on October 20, 2009 at 9:35am

All of the talk about 'great climate' has me baffled, but, I agree with most of the other sentiments. I used to want to get out of Indiana SO bad, but now that I've gotten older, I've become more accustomed to it. I still would like to live in some other places in the U.S. but I really can't complain too much about Indiana.

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Permalink Reply by Amanda Gordon on October 30, 2009 at 11:12am

Well I have to say that I see allot of Indianapolis posts and I really DO love Indy but I have a different perspective. I moved here from Orange County, CA and am originally from South Texas. Houston is where the entire family is so you might say I'm a big city girl. My husband is from San Francisco so he too is a big city guy. We came her 13 years ago with a job move and we have fallen in love with our community.

We live in West lafayette and have become Purdue fans. Boiler Up! We love season tickets and football tailgating. Is there anything better than football and brauts?!? I had never even eaten a braut until I came to Indiana and who in the rest of the world ever heard of euchre??? I still can't play that game.

We love all 4 seasons. From watching the crocus gracefully push its way out from under the snow covered beds in the yard to the blazing landscape of red and gold autumn leaves that slowly melts to the ground anxiously awaiting the sparkling white blanket of winter, each season holds it's own unique allure.

In other places I have lived, I would never have considered going to the mall alone and certainly not ever at night. Here, I would go to Walmart at 2AM if I needed something and was awake which is not likely. We feel so much safer here.

We have raised two boys here and are so thrilled with the combination of outstanding educational opportunities combined with midwest values. How can you miss with that? Where else in the world could you go on a hay-ride and shoot a corn cannon in the morning and in the afternoon tour a technology facility where they are developing cures for cancer and other cutting edge technologies right in your own back yard?

Our community is so diverse and is overflowing with art, culture, good restaurants, entertainment, history and so much more that we think it is truly a hidden treasure. When we need a big city fix we can shoot down to Indy or run up to Chicago for a day trip. Then we can come back to historic downtown and all the charm of the place that has become our home. How can you loose?

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Permalink Reply by matthew w. wilson on November 10, 2009 at 3:25pm

They shouldn't.

Bottom line.

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Permalink Reply by Robby Slaughter on November 10, 2009 at 5:49pm

That's cold. So flip it around, what are the ten worst aspects of Indiana which you will tell people so they don't come here?

(Then, we can get to work on fixing them. Hope you're okay with that!)

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Permalink Reply by Michael R. on November 11, 2009 at 6:02am

Your positivity knows no bounds.

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