Hey everyone, hadn't realized there were new members. Welcome to the movin to pittsburgh tribe. Have any of you moved yet? How's the place treating you? I've been here since May and I have to say that I'm settling in pretty well. I got lucky enough to meet someone pretty quickly and will admit that has made the transition much smoother, however, I like a lot of stuff about this place anyway. I think this is a beautiful city. I love the old buildings, all of the green and the hills, it's like a green, bricky San Francisco in some ways. There are however some things I do not like here. The homophobia and racism is pretty deeply entrenched and my ears hear a lot of things that I would rather they didn't have to. It's difficult for those of us who were hippie kids raised in the most liberal city in the States. There are way too many bugs here too, I come from a place with approx. 10 kinds of bugs that you could expect to run into on any given day. I see at least 3x's that many species here, and the only new ones I don't mind seeing are the fireflies, so it's a bit of a drag. Lastly, I can't stand the humidity or the really hot days. The last few weeks have been great, but everything before that, sheesh, I thought I was going to die. I have to admit that I am also a little afraid of my first winter here as I've never lived in or near snow.

Hope you all are well, please take a moment to tell us all what you like and don't like about your new home!