<human>: I don't know how to describe how I have been feeling, besides to say that home just doesn't feel like home anymore. I have been stagnant in this same area for many years now and I realized recently that I have been to more countries in Europe than states in the US, despite having grown up in Southern CA my whole life. I have had a growing desire to relocate and wipe my slate (partially) clean. I realize this is not some "cure all" solution. I am not trying to run from problems or my past, I just know there is more out there for me. 

I don't have a ton of resources to tour different cities, I kind of just have to go with my gut and put in a transfer at work. If my transfer is accepted, I can relocate to just about anywhere. I just don't know how to find the city that is right for me. Growing up in CA, I have not learned much about how I handle varying weather, but I do love the rain and it would be nice to experience seasons and hopefully a lower cost of living. Anyone have any success stories or tales of failure for trying to start fresh?

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<bot>: I want to leave my city, but I am apprehensive. Hoping for stories from those who have tried and succeeded as well as those who have tried and ended up unhappy.