{"id":4301,"date":"2017-02-06T16:51:29","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T21:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/?p=4301"},"modified":"2017-02-06T16:51:29","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T21:51:29","slug":"5-reasons-to-love-terre-haute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/5-reasons-to-love-terre-haute\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons This San Diego Family Loves Terre Haute\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last spring, I (Rachael) found an email in my inbox from a new reader named Leah who was moving with her family to Terre Haute from beautiful, sunny, warm San Diego.<\/p>\n

You\u00a0know\u00a0I love Terre Haute more than the average Hautean, but there was definitely a part of me that had to wonder if she would regret this decision. Terre Haute is great, but could she really be happy here after living in San Dieg<\/em>o? How\u00a0could anyone<\/em> learn to love Indiana after living\u00a0so close to the\u00a0ocean, top-notch attractions and entertainment, and authentic Mexican food?<\/p>\n

Thankfully, Leah and I have stayed in touch, and guess what? She actually does love living here! In fact, she loves it so much that she was willing to write a post for all you\u00a0about her favorite parts about life in Indiana. In return, I told her I’d re-share her article every time I hear someone complain about life in the Haute. Because if she<\/em> can love life here,\u00a0why should the\u00a0rest of us complain?<\/p>\n

After you read her article, follow Leah’s social media pages and help me to welcome her to the Haute.\u00a0She hangs out on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5 Reasons\u00a0to Love Terre Haute (as told by a family from San Diego!)<\/h2>\n

Last summer, my husband, 9-year-old daughter, Sophie, and I left San Diego and moved to a new life in Terre Haute. My husband accepted a leadership opportunity at Indiana State University, and we were ready to start a new chapter after living nearly all our lives in Southern California.<\/p>\n

Being new to Indiana, I always get the same question when people hear I\u2019m from California:<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can you leave San Diego for Terre Haute<\/i>!?<\/i>\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

I know this is a natural reaction. After all, San Diego typically conjures images of beautiful beaches, palm trees and year-around sunny 75-degree weather (which is actually not true, by the way). While these things are certainly perks, we\u2019ve come to discover how much we really love our new community!<\/p>\n

Let me tell you five reasons we\u2019ve discovered Terre Haute is an awesome place to live.\"5<\/p>\n

1)Nature and the open space <\/b>are<\/b> amazing.<\/b> I probably spent my first few months in Terre Haute marveling at the greenery, abundant space, hiking trails, gorgeous parks and foliage. I love that I can walk a mile and see open space for miles, and nature\u2019s beauty surrounds me. In many ways, this has been like seeing the world in color for the first time.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the thing about San Diego: there are no seasons. Yes, we didn\u2019t have cold, snowy winters. But it isn\u2019t sunshine 24\/7 either. Fall is almost non-existent with very dry 90-degree heat waves going from September through November. When we left, California was in the midst of a major drought. Residents were put on water restrictions, and grass and greenery were dying off everywhere.<\/p>\n

And while there are beautiful beaches to see, space has become a premium. Every inch of land was taken up with cars, buildings, homes, and roads and attractions have become so crowded it was hard to enjoy what the city had to offer.<\/p>\n

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I am a rock … I am an island. #beautifulday #nature #demingpark #terrehaute #indiana #winter #sundayvibes #sunnydays #hoosiergrammers<\/a><\/p>\n

A photo posted by Leah Singer (@leahsthoughts) on