Gainesville, a little about it

Gainesville, FL.  When most people hear that, the first thing that comes to mind is the University of Florida.  That pairing with Gainesville, FL is not far off.  I have lived here for 15 years.  That is still my first thought.

 Gainesville is certainly dominated by the University of Florida.  This is not just because there are some 50,000 students and employees that make up the population.  It goes deeper than that.  One of the primary reasons for this, many of Gainesville’s (and Alachua County’s) permanent non-students; used to be UF students.

 I am in fact part of this crowd.  I came to Gainesville to attend the University of Florida.  I studied engineering there for 5 years.  I then went to the police academy.  Why the change you ask?  Well, that is probably a story for a whole different post.

 I came to Gainesville, attended UF, and meet my wife here.  We were from different home towns, with neither of us being particularly motivated to return to them.  So, we just stayed here.  Then we bought a home, had kids, built a fish pond, adopted dogs….. well, you get the idea.  Now this is home. 

 I suspect if you asked, many of the permanent Gainesville residents would tell you a similar story.

Not to mention, Gainesville is computer friendly…and I love computers.

Till next time….