Visiting ABQ, NM for an interview / potential move

[AFC-911]

Originally Posted by aigel

let us know your impressions! Maybe you will like it! It definitely isn't humid!

Here's my first impressions:

Weather is fantastic! Holy moly it feels great up there.
A lot of brown. Does ABQ have an aversion to color?
It's literally in the middle of nowhere.
Food choices are definitely not great. I LOATHE southwestern fare.
It's a very small town.
Driving around town is a breeze! Won't have any road rages there!!

It appears to be a really poor state...I drove around to Las Cruces & White Sands.
While I love the idea of having seasons and snow and no humidity...I need to go to the beach as soon as I get home.

I'll agree with another poster. I wouldn't mind being landlocked if ABQ looked more like Calgary and the Canadian Rockies.

Did I mention that it's super brown?

I didn't hate it, but I don't think it's for me. I don't see myself being there for longer than a year or two and that shouldn't be among your first thoughts when considering a place to live and work.

[Laneco]

I had a spot of work in ABQ awhile back. Spent an afternoon at THIS place:

The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

Such a COOL, completely geeky place. I'd go back in a heartbeat. I'm also a Breaking Bad fan. They have "Breaking Bad" tours. Plenty of cool, off-the-wall things to do in ABQ!

angela