Does anybody here live in or has lived in a desert? I understand we have some residents of Arizona here. What is it like? I always thought it would be cool, as I have always lived in western New York, which is nothing but farms, lakes, and forests. So, what is it like living in a desert? Or really any extreme climate or geographic feature, such as a mountain or something. On a semi-related note, whenever I think of Arizona I imagine the movie Raising Arizona, is that an accurate depiction?
It's alright. If you can adjust to the heat and the boring scenery, you would be fine. The best part is climbing up on rocks, completely naked, and just sunning yourself. Feels great.
I could imagine. How often does the temperature reach above 100? I think that's like 40 or something in Celsius. I think I'd still rather live in the drumlins of New York though. Maybe he is a lizard....
My dad was raised there, and one day I pissed him off... So he sent me to live/study with relatives in Kuwait. Turns out they are very aggressive drivers, which is a nice change from the midwest
I used to live in the mountains of Cairngorm not that far from Inverness. Rained every day. I loved it. I would despise having to live in the desert.
That sounds fairly risky due to the regional instability and war thing...[/quote:29v0hcki] None the less I returned to the states with pride and confusion
I've never seen Raising Arizona, so I can't tell you if the movie is accurate. Living here has its ups and downs. The location of Phoenix is good. In the winter Phoenix gets no snow but if you want to go skiing you just have to drive about 3 hours north to Flagstaff. If you drive 3 hours south you can visit Tuscon and Tombstone which have some cool "wild west" attractions. In the summer, you can either drive 4-5 hours south to Rocky Point in Mexico, which has beautiful beaches, or about 6 hours west to get to the California coastline. In my opinion, day to day life here isn't that great. No snow in the winter is cool but in the summer the temperature can get to around 115 degrees F. and even at this time of year it still is about 100 degrees in the afternoon. Unless you live near downtown Phoenix, the metro area is less a city and more a gigantic extended suburb. It's extremely inconvenient to walk anywhere and the public transportation sucks, so tough shit if you're a teenager or can't afford a car. However, depending on your location, you can have a lot of nature around if that's your thing. For example, I usually see a rabbit in my backyard at least once a day, and in the spring they have babies which are adorable. There's a lot of quails around and if you get up early in the morning it's not unusual to see coyotes walking around the streets. (They are afraid of humans but they will eat cats and small dogs if you don't keep them inside.) If you have other questions, feel free to ask. Also, It's not cool, it's actually really hot.
