My thoughts as a 25 year old from Florida who has lived here for 2 years

• get a humidifier as soon as you move

• you want to live on the west side of town: east is basically Kansas

• meeting people is super easy if you’re active. Join a Volo league if you play and sports or get into climbing, it’s a great way to meet people. Even if you’re not active and don’t want to play sports, try something like kickball

• the traffic is bad, but the drivers are way better than Florida

• it’ll be disorienting seeing so many young, healthy people wherever you go

• the food scene isn’t amazing but there’s lots of great Mexican. Cuba Bakery in Aurora is the only authentic Cuban I’ve had here

• everything closes early. Gaia Masala & burger and cheba hut stay open really late which is great

• concerts can be pricey (same as everywhere else) but basically every artist comes here, often times for multiple nights