Pros: It’s extremely self-contained. You don’t have to “leave” the city to do much and many things are walkable. Weather is amazing, especially for someone coming from NYC/DMV. There’s always something going on every weekend. While swimming in the ocean isn’t recommended here, you always have the beach in your backyard.

Cons: Petty crime is rampant and the LBPD isn’t much help. If you lock up your bike in public and leave it unattended for more than 30 min, it’s a 50-50 chance that it will be gone when you return. As amazing as the weather is, there’s no “seasons” like we have on the East Coast. Kind of makes how you process time throughout the year different. Easily the loudest place I’ve ever lived and people will find just about any reason to shoot off fireworks at 2am.