What’s your favorite thing about living in NE?
The Omaha Zoo.
If I had to pick more:
* Cost of living + employment opportunities
* General niceness of most people
* Four seasons even if three get snow
* Easy airport access (in eastern Nebraska)
* Amazing natural spots of beauty that aren’t packed when you find them
* Our unicameral + officially nonpartisan legislative system (even if it needs work + more Cavanaughs)
* Our split electoral votes
* Our cities punch above their population weight in amenitiesKinda bummed, was planning to go to Henry Doorly monday but plans fell through. The summer is still young though.
This might be hyper-specific to my situation, but I grew up in rural Kansas in an idyllic, Leave It To Beaver-esque small town. Living in Omaha now, and we’ve managed to find a neighborhood that’s safe and peaceful and an OPS school with parents that are supportive and give a shit.
I’ve lived in Kansas City and St. Louis, and there’s very few things that Omaha does better than either of those larger cities. But I really never thought that my kids would be lucky enough to be in this situation.
I have great internet (woo, Allo!) and cost of living is pretty cheap. I’m a simple gal with simple needs - internet, food, shelter, and not so many people that I want to pull my hair out all the time. Lincoln is a decent balance of enough people to have conveniences like good food and niche stores, without too much traffic and annoyance.
It ain’t Iowa. Am I right?
Jkjk, gotta be cost of living for me. I was out in Nashville for ~8 years and moved back to Omaha this past year and everything is so much more affordable. I didn’t realize how good I had it when I left haha.
