Confidential to SonJet Chicago is

Confidential to SonJet

Chicago is big, and dark, and cold. Very bitter wind wind windy. Lots of art stuff, but it’s REALLY hard to get into, compared to Seattle. Much more exclusive than the scene here. Panhandlers are much scarier than they are here. Lots and LOTS of schools nearby.
It is three and a half hours from my family.

St. Louis is small, and dirty, and not very fun. Plus, if you cross into the bad area of St. Louis, you’re in trouble. Seriously. You get lost, and a cop finds you, they will personally stick you in their car and drive you away so you don’t get killed. Most people, though, are reasonably friendly. Not a lot of art stuff. A couple of schools.
It is two and a half hours from my family.

I think you would be far less happy with the environment of either city than you are here. Boston might be fun though… from what I hear. (I haven’t ever been there.) I do have a friend there who’s a theatre-geek, if you want to make some connections. He’s also pretty charming. (Hi, Tom!)

I think you would really like Minneapolis. Four actual seasons, lots of fringe theatre, and close to most of my college friends, who would just EAT YOU UP… In a nice way, of course.