life in AUSTIN Texas

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I am a nurse in the Philippines. And I'm also considering Austin, Texas as my choice of state to work aside from Tucson, Arizona. So, please help me to get more info about life and cost of living in Austin. Is it really a good state? How about the nurse-patient ratio? What is the starting wage? Thanks

I couldn't tell you anything about nursing in Austin, but I did live there for a while and loved it! I agree that it's a "young" city. There seem to be a lot of independent stores and restaurants that make things interesting. The people are also pretty varied. There are a lot of different cultures represented in Austin and they seem to blend well. The biggest "con" I can think of is the traffic. Austin traffic is RIDICULOUS! I'd want to live very close to work or anywhere I had to travel to regularly.

Austin traffic is RIDICULOUS!

AMEN to that.:yeahthat:

Specializes in Psych, Cardiac, School Nursing.

I have lived in Austin for over 40 years. At the beginning of nursing school (2005), they asked what was our main criteria for a job. I said I wanted to work 10 min from home. Most people thought that was an unusual idea but I think most would agree with me now. What used to take 45 min about 5 years ago, now takes up to 2 hours :uhoh3: depending on the time of day. The only way to deal with it is to be sure to have plenty of :smilecoffeecup:

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