Arlington

Oh yeah..Traders village.

Nice to visit, but I don’t want to live here anymore…!

This is where I live right now. I’m 5 minutes away from everything! Work, school, movie theater, GREAT mall… and I’m right smack dab in the middle of Dallas and Fort Worth. I love South Arlington!

Great place to breed children and thats about it. Just another city for people to grow up in and think-”there has got to be more out there….”

Luckily there is.

Nothing awful, nothing wonderful-Arlington.

...and I couldn’t wait to leave. Last year, I finally left for Florida and if I never return to Arlington, I’ll be perfectly happy.

Basically, Arlington is a soccer-mom haven. Lots of people live here to raise their families but they all work and play in Dallas-Fort Worth. Schools aren’t that great—Texas is one of the worst states for public schooling in the country. But there is one EXCELLENT charter school here.

To be fair, Arlington has its own art museum, live theatre, historical buildings, and it’s working on revitalizing its downtown area. But it still doesn’t diminish the fact that this is an urbanized province. A small town with big city problems. Unless you know someone unfortunate enough to live here, you’re not missing anything by not visiting.

I liked the schools. They were challenging. The truth is, there isn’t much to do in Arlington. There’s Six Flags and the Ball Park. There’s also UTA.

It’s redeeming quality is the fact that it’s situated between Dallas and Fort Worth.