The advantages of small towns

This blog post is an interactive blog about small towns and their advantages and disadvantages. The reason I have decided to make this post is due to the fact that there are few small towns well known, but people tend to categorize them all together as if they're all the same and base their opinions off this. I am not saying their opinion is wrong or right just sometimes a bit uninformed it’s not their fault or any one else’s its just that they are not well known. So people in general tend to base their opinions off of what they have heard or what small amount of actual experience they have. This is a blog to help get the info out and about. It is also to help people who think they might like a small town living to know and understand what they are looking at and what they are getting themselves into so they know what they may want to consider. Alright, now on to the flesh of this blog, the advantages and disadvantages and sometimes double edged advantages of small towns.

I myself have had a few different experiences with small towns and have come to see several different views on the matter of disadvantages and advantages. For example Coequal, Oregon; it was small and close knit but at the same time it didn't have as many schools or community services as its close neighbor Coos bay. Though, it also had less traffic congestion. Then you have Grants Pass, its spread out but still a small town population wise. You have people there that will help out the best they can but some times they just don't have the stuff or skills necessary to help you out. So you get stuck in a jam occasionally. Then there is a town named new Pine creek. Barley even a town and barely noticed half the time but its there. And, the people are friendly and live in happiness most of the time, often more times then those who live in cities. Then you have Lakeview, Oregon; most don't know about it and the few people who do will understand the draw it has on those. It may be small but it has great scenery, good people, and facilities such as schools, doctors and the like.

Their capabilities maybe better due to some of the best teachers and doctors who go there to have a nice and relaxing breather. They find they like it and end up staying there and enjoying themselves. While they still continue to be able to do their jobs to the best of their abilities, if not better, (sometimes because of this) that is why some tell other doctors or teachers who maybe are not doing as well as they used to. For instance, in Lakeview there is an eye doctor who is one of the best in Oregon. He goes there to relax and live happily and in turn does a better job. Yet, because he is less stressed than others he can concentrate better when he does his job. Then you have a math teacher there who is well respected in the mathematical community. The children there are very smart, which is very different then most versions of how people think a small town community will be.

The reason I talk of Lakeview the most is because out of all the places I have been and all the small towns, it is the one I remember the most vividly. Yet even lake view has its faults... one such fault is that it doesn't have as many mental health resources that big towns and cities have at there disposal (at the moment that is). This is all I have to say for now. Feel free to speak or in this case type your mind and experiences that you have about this subject. That is why this is a interactive blog... I can only give the view I have from what I know of small towns. I admit it I don't know every thing contrary to what some people tend to say. So due to this I will give my best with the limited experience and view I have. I am bound to miss something you will see, so come and join the discussion!?