Help me out!

Here is my train of thought for the potential of moving after graduation. To preface this, background is needed.

We own a home in Charleston in an area great for us but will take a specific buyer. The market is hit hard right now, but not horribly in Charleston. We would more than likely rent for a year, then decide. So house is one strike to moving in the near future.

I will be the last to graduate from the MUSC master of science nursing, before it switches completely to its baby the doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program. 18 will graduate the May before my August. This means jobs will be virtually impossible to find. MUSC is physician assistant (PA) heavy as well. I really want a progressive environment where the nurse practitioner (NP) is considered vital to the health care industry. I also want a job to be available that is not a 2-3 hour drive for me. I honestly dislike nursing in SC, I feel it is slightly arcane.

Charleston Pro
- Friends. We have amazing friends here
- Family. My mom who is undergoing aggressive chemotherapy is 2 hours away. This is vital to me, she is my mommy and I want to be with her during her last moments; I do not want to be delayed in an airport.
- Current job security. I still could work as a floor nurse until time to move.
- Relative small size of Charleston. My commute takes 10 minutes
- Beach
- Jogging path
- King Street and 52.5 records
- The Diner
- MOE'S (Tavern not Mexican)
- Jason tattoos

Charleston Con
- Drivers. I cannot stand driving in Charleston. I fear for an accident everyday, it drives me insane. I am dumbfounded by the lack of consideration
- Rudeness. People give me the stink eye much more often here than anywhere else I have ever been. I am followed around stores more often, and am tired of the disgusted looks
- Racial tension and "newness" of gangs. I am so tired of racism and prejudice
- Flooding
- HUMIDITY. I think it is more miserable in Charleston during the summer
- Lack of change. While I appreciate history and preservation, progression is key to continued growth and success.
- Street signs. They are either hard to see, missing, or bent. They also do not tell you what block you are on.
- Lack of music. Charleston is a musical city, just not my flavor of music.
- Dr. Pepper expense. I am a Texas girl, and while I do not drink soda often I have a hard time paying $6 for a six-pack
- Awful public education. I would send Conor to private school, and even then those sometimes are not much better
- Hurricanes. It could wipe out my house and family, and is not covered 100% by insurance.
- Smallness. Everybody is up in everybody else's junk, and it is weird.

That is all I can think of right now and dinner is ready. Please help with ideas of where to live, good stuff about cities, and anything else.

To be continued...