So, for most of my life, I lived in a small city in Southern California. The population was about 33,000 and compared to the surrounding cities that's is pretty low average. In August of 2017, I moved to Maine to attend the University Of Maine, Orono, which has an approximate population of 10,362. I knew there were going to be differences of course. I wasn't going to have a taco shop around every corner nor have the convenience of Disneyland only two hours away. Since it's a college town I expect some diversity, but not a whole lot. To my surprise, a lot of little things were astounding to me. Both good and bad, here are the weird differences that really stick out to me.
1. The bus schedule is ridiculously slow. You have to wait an hour or two for a bus when back home the next bus would be there in 15 minutes at most
2. Heavy Traffic in Maine is nothing compared to the morning rush in California.
3. The Dunkin' Donuts is basically like the Denny's chain in California. Every couple of miles and *BOOM* another one
4. The weird regional divides of northern, down east, and faux Massachusetts is weird, but coming from California to northern, southern, and bay area. I get the concept.
5. Whoopie pies and Moxie are not that great. I said it. Don't @ me
6. The number of people who want to go-live in a city. Why? I came here to escape. To each their own, but I'll never get the appeal of cities
7. The sheer beauty of the landscape honestly took my breath away. How awing is it to look out and see so much nature right outside?
Yeah, but living out here so far is amazing. I've met some pretty amazing people. Even though, it's a bit different from where I grew up. I'm sure I'll get the hang of it...eventually.