I moved to Raleigh, NC from a small town in Texas where I reside again now. I experienced culture shock-if a 10yr old can. I ended up adapting and loving the city and surrounding cities and towns. Raleigh’s population is a mix of people from all over the U.S. as well as Raleigh natives. The mix makes it interesting. The city is not too big or small. It has so many things to do. There are museums, several high ranked colleges and universities. There are many theaters-some even sit you at tables and serve you food (dinner theaters). There is the Rose Garden that has an outdoor amphitheatre for local plays. The Rose Garden is beautiful-especially in peak seasons. There is the arboretum and the flea market on Hillsborough St. and one on Capital Blvd. I could go on and on. The first state fair I went too blew my mind-it was so huge-not like the small county fairs I was used to. I had never lived anywhere with so many restaurants and things to do. Bowling, putt putt, movie theaters, schools, universities ect…I hated to move after 18 years of living there. I miss Raleigh and will probably will move back one day soon.