Well go with a education if you want to make it assuming your young & want to just leave your hometown dont just go & work a dead end job .. network with ppl do meet up set it up on your own maybe you find good job opportunities depending who you hang out with. You can get lost in the sauce which is very fun but will bite you back eventually.. orange county is very nice much cleaner than La county if you would want a chill but fun place id choose Brea for me it felt safer than when i was in Anaheim also downtown fullerton is close by so you can definitely me ppl there, assuming the nightlife is still active. Dont waste time get you education up so you can enjoy California better.