Celebrating 1 Year Living in Chattanooga, TN with a Q&A.

[@michaelnorman9441]

I just got hired by the Chattanooga fire department, I’m leaving California to live there in December. Loved hearing this video about how it felt like home and how you felt at ease after getting out of California. I can’t wait

[@iancrandall9803]

I couldn’t wait to finish Ashley’s video so I could watch this one! You guys are great and have been so helpful in encouraging my families move.

[@aventuraswithmel3194]

Aww thank you so much for watching! Love making videos that help encourage people to move.

[@ArbitraryLifestyle]

Wait are they not the same video? Edit: Oh I see

[@micahgarcia4461]

This is my Aunt so thank you

[@calvinbarker8375]

Love this video we are moving from Phoenix Arizona to Jasper TN. Really for the same reasons, Phoenix is changing and not for the better.

[@Bullet_In_A_Bonfire]

We're in Lake Havasu City, AZ and are looking at moving to Chattanooga. Seeing that Chattanooga is pretty Liberal, I'm having second thoughts now. Havasu is one of the most Patriotic republican cities in the US. That'd be a drastic change, and not for the better. lol.

[@nicolesimone5964]

Great vlog! Thanks for sharing. I'm still looking forward to moving there. Just need to keep saving to make it happen.

[@ChattanoogaDave]

Wow! I love your perspective!! We are thinking about moving there too!! Glad that you love the south! Have a Happy New Year!!

[@Debbie-se2re]

When are you going to make more videos ? I am planning to move to Knoxville from CA.

[@gigiw1170]

Hi I've just subscribed to both your channels! Left a comment and question on Ashley's channel (I hope that's her name lol) since we are moving to Chattanooga next month... I'm originally from Nashville but in Florida now... love your videos so keep up the good work! 🙂

[@AshinTennessee]

Great video! I had so much fun shooting this.

[@aventuraswithmel3194]

Yeah it was really something special lol

[@grayhare628]

You guys are great ! Thanks for sharing. I noticed Ashley has picked up "Y'all" LOL so cute! Merry Christmas!

[@aventuraswithmel3194]

Thank you! 🧡

[@MS-rk3iz]

I loved your video. Would so like to leave Las Vegas. I never realized when I moved here that the high desert could get so cold. We don't have a real winter, just cold and wind, very little in the way of rain, but occasional snow. It sounds like you like to drive. I understand that Tail of the Dragon is a lot of fun and it's relatively near you. Might be more of a springtime drive. Not sure if you'd encounter ice in the winter and from what I hear, it's a road to drive when conditions are clear. Next time I'm back there I hope to have the time to check it out. Keep up the videos, love them all!

[@emeraldfavor]

Are there fireflies aka lightning bugs there in the late spring early summer? hope so :)

[@BonniebgreenCranmer]

You’re not crazy! That’s how you grow, getting out of your comfort zone 💯😎✅ I recently explored Chattanooga and love it, too 👍🏼 Thanks for sharing your adventure.

[@aventuraswithmel3194]

Thank you for watching! 🧡

[@TheYconrad]

Excellent vlog ladies. Hows the gig industry in Chattanooga currently? What apps are best and what are the challenges compared to Riverside County? I am in Los Angeles county and considering a move. Could I subsistence on gig income or is it reasonably only supplemental? Anything additional you'd like to share would be super helpful. Thank you in advance for your opinions! New Subscriber!

[@stuffedtacobell]

Thank you for this. We are moving and only hear the negative! I got the racist comment as well. I agree with you 100%!!

[@0125DJ1989]

I’m from California, I may land I Chattanooga pretty soon.

[@ArbitraryLifestyle]

I'd love to see some research on the topic, but I know SO MANY people who also have the "home" feeling immediately in Chattanooga. Not Nashville, not Johnson City, not Knoxville, but only Chattanooga. Very interesting. I'm moving there in Feb/Mar myself, so thanks for sharing your updates!

[@Stall-FedCalves]

Are you there yet? I’m sensing moving to eastern TN soon. I’ve been sensing Knoxville but am comparing Chattanooga. I hate concrete jungle. I’m seeking woods & water. Can you tell me what there’s more of there?

[@ArbitraryLifestyle]

@@Stall-FedCalves I'm not. Finding the ideal place to live has taken longer than expected, but I'm betting on this cool loft being available to me end of March at the latest. Knoxville is a college town, that's what I didn't like about it. Chatt is far from a "concrete jungle", but also I don't care to live in the city at all. I want to live in East Ridge or Signal Mountain or Hixon as I'm not a city person. That's part of the appeal to me though is that I could go downtown and have lunch after a hike and then go swim in a creek somewhere. LOTS of outdoor adventure and nature in Chatt and it feels more mature than Knox to me.

[@Stall-FedCalves]

@@ArbitraryLifestyle Yes, I hate city concrete jungle! I’m from the Jersey Shore Pinelands where there’s beautiful woods & water. I haven’t had that for 8+ years now. I’m dying for beautiful woods & water. Well, I’m unemployed but God always provides for me. Keep me in mind for a roommate perhaps.

[@Stall-FedCalves]

I’m currently stuck in Colorado which is concrete jungle.

[@Stall-FedCalves]

Where exactly are you in this video? I know I want to relocate to eastern TN for the woods & water. I’m sending Knoxville but am comparing Chattanooga. Is there more woods & water or concrete jungle in the Chattanooga area?

[@larkatmic]

Are there any old time diners, or businesses that have been around for a long time. I love old diners and coffee shops.

[@ryanlowery2888]

Plenty in chattanooga

[@melissalee6133]

Great video! Very encouraging. From the I.E. 😉

[@marciaskillern6889]

Its usually 100-110 in June July. Always have high temperatures during Riverbend. Traffic is horrible, continuously road construction, high sales tax.

[@JT-zy9bv]

Maybe you are referring to the heat index. Don’t believe we got over a 100 temperature wise all summer. Also, sales tax is high but in contrast there’s no income tax in TN.

[@marciaskillern6889]

@@JT-zy9bv maybe not last year but I've lived there and it gets that hot and not heat index.

[@dietrichnicholson6569]

West part of Tennessee is alot hotter and humid than the east.

[@jocooper3782]

Thanks for sharing

[@theworldtomorrow3960]

Good evening mis Garcia, my wife and I moved from Los Angeles, Ca to Colorado back in 2010. Now we're going to leave Colorado and move to Tennessee. Colorado is following the immoral foot steps of California and the very high cost of leaving too. Next, I'm a truck driver and she is in HR, office work, clerical,...etc. Do you have any advise for us in terms of where in Tennessee we should move? We must be in an area that is very affordable to rent to start (we may buy later on down the road depending on what kind of a deal we might get) also there must be jobs available. Now, I'm very marketable because I'm a truck driver, but my wife isn't as marketable even with her Masters Degree in Business! Anyway, what kind of advise can you give us? Also we need to be close to major cities and shopping areas,...etc no more than 30 minutes by car. Any advise will be very appreciated.

[@aventuraswithmel3194]

Hello and thank you for watching! I live in East Brainerd area which is about 25 minutes out of downtown Chattanooga. It’s more in my price range. Has plenty of stores, a mall and restaurants. I’m pretty sure as a truck driver you can find work out here with no problem. There are many manufacturing business out here that you wife may be able to use her degree in. There’s Coke, M&M, Volkswagen and many more. Hope that helps.

[@alishacuarenta5443]

You both are awesome!

[@Goodmorningworshippers]

How about things like bugs, critters, any gators, bears?

[@gregorysamuels5248]

Happy New Year!!! Glad you are here!!! Jackie Samuels

[@aventuraswithmel3194]

Thank you! Happy New Year to you and your husband!

[@thedopplereffect00]

What people there think about Californian's buying up housing and increasing the property values? Is it good or bad?

[@SargNickFury]

As long as you leave you Cali politics behind, your welcome....lol

[@aventuraswithmel3194]

I agree with the other comment. People are more concerned with the state staying red. I think there are a lot of investors buying homes and rehabbing them to help make the city look better. I am not in the market to buy a house right now so I’m not sure what the rates are.

[@Debbie-se2re]

I love your videos thanks for sharing them.

[@aventuraswithmel3194]

Thank you so much! 🧡

[@micahgarcia4461]

I have a question tia are you gonna get a dog and did you miss krispy just a funny question

[@aventuraswithmel3194]

Yes I want to get a dog some day and I think Krispy misses me a lot.

[@micahgarcia4461]

Get a girl bichon like krispy

[@danielramirez2304]

Maybe don’t advertise to other Californians . Chattanooga’s charm is that it was affordable and a small city don’t change what’s good with the city . Understand by driving people here you are only pushing out locals out of affordable living and changing the culture. Keep Chattanooga small please!

[@MelMelx365]

Congratulations

[@aventuraswithmel3194]

Thank you!! 🧡

[@passionateherbs8183]

I wish I could get someone to go with me! Riverside County is SO HOT!! It was 115-118 for 5 days here this Summer!! 🥵

[@aventuraswithmel3194]

OMG yeah I do not miss those hot days! Hopefully you can get someone to move with you but if not do not let that stop you. Do what is best for yourself. 🧡

[@passionateherbs8183]

@@aventuraswithmel3194 Thanks!

[@stancer61]

I am moving from New Mexico in March. Never been there, retired, alone and determined!! I’m heading to Jonesborough. Any info would be appreciated.

[@aventuraswithmel3194]

Awesome! You’ll love it! 🧡

[@passionateherbs8183]

@@stancer61 Are you afraid at all? If so how do you deal with that? Going to a new place alone and being older. I am scared to death, but there is no way I can afford to stay in California forever.

[@marcoscardenas7664]

They've never called you guys Yankees I was called that all the time when I was down there I absolutely love living down there And I'm planning on moving back But I was tortured I was always a Yankee

[@ryansewell4157]

Donald Trump is coming to dalton ga didn’t know if y’all new

[@aventuraswithmel3194]

Yes he is! I’m going to miss it because I’m visiting my family in Cali.

[@Stall-FedCalves]

That’s not necessarily true. I lived in Valdosta, GA for 2 years & my experience of the Deep South is that people smile to your face with false kindness hospitality & then stab you in the back.

[@jesseenixon]

I live here have for a long time in sumner county but I am from California and what you said is a true statement. You better be okay with nasty cliques or you will not meet one person here. Its like pulling teeth to find a genuine person here.

[@Stall-FedCalves]

@@jesseenixon I’m homeless, living in Chattanooga hotels now. Had a guy promise to hook me up with housing. Instead he stole screw driver & stonewalled me.

[@jesseenixon]

@@Stall-FedCalves im sorry to hear that. Please stay safe. DO NOT trust so easily not trying to be negative but listen to your gut.

[@Stall-FedCalves]

@@jesseenixon I listen to Holy Spirit. He was a Craigslist hire.

[@jesseenixon]

LOL you got it all wrong about the people here. Get yourself a clique then you will fit in.

[@KratomConnoisseur]

Post your Onlyfans!!!!! Edit: Not the girl in the blue shirt. Thx

[@ArbitraryLifestyle]

lol wtf?

[@charlesnicholsonn]

Tf?

[@aventuraswithmel3194]

😳