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good luck with diversity-87% +/- of the people in that area are white! Call a Realtor in that area-they will help you with everything

I'm sorry, what is your question exactly?

ETA: Just saw your SWH - you want to move from Atlanta, GA to Washington State. I just did a google search - this is what I found...

http://www.portlandbridges.com/portland-neighborhoods/00-...

http://www.ask.com/wiki/Vancouver,_Washington?o=2800&...

http://voices.yahoo.com/living-vancouver-washington-city-...

Always about safety...know where your sexual predators live in the area...
http://www.city-data.com/so/so-Vancouver-Washington.html

The unemployment rate in Washington State is 7.0% - so before you go - you better make sure you have a job lined up.

You are going to have HUGE adjustments in living...Washington State is les expensive to live - however the weather is TOTALLY different. If you suffer from Seasonal Mood disorder - Washington State is NOT right for you.
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Welcome to mamapedia, A.!

What are you wanting us to answer?

Do you have a job yet?
Does your daughter have a job yet?
If not - have you put feelers out to see what is available? Even submitted your resume for jobs?

I would not move until I had a job offer with a concrete start date in hand. I don't know many landlords that would rent to someone without a job either.

Have you contacted the local Chamber of Commerce to find out more about the businesses in the area?

I don't understand your post. It's not a question. It's rambling.

Go online and look at the website for the Visitor's and Convention's Center in the area you are thinking of moving to. You can email them and ask your questions.

Before you decide to actually move check sites such as Career Builder and the state employment centers and see what the unemployment numbers are and how many jobs are available, the pay and benefits structure ect. Compare that to sites for rentals and compare cost of living to possible income.

I have never lived in Washington State but I know people who have. Depending on where you live you get snow and it can last a few days. There are part of Washington that get rain a lot of the time and parts that don't get a lot of rain. Bob Hope told a joke 'People in Seattle don't tan, they rust'.

Camas, Vancouver, Washougal are all close together and it's a great area for raising kids. You'll be close to the airport, close to shopping, parks, etc. Mt. Hood isn't far, for sledding and skiing. The coast is 1.5 hours away. Portland offers cultural events and plenty of waterfront festivals, a great zoo, children's museum and science museum.

The scenery in the Pacific Northwest is amazing. Green, green, green all the time. We have amazing summers, wet winters, but not too cold. We often get a few days of snow, but only one or two times a year. The people here are kind and generous, but reserved, in general.

Hi A.,
It looks like you'll be moving just over the river from Portland Oregon. There is so much to do with kids in the Portland area. The weather is rainy but not too hot or cold. The airport is lovely, and uncrowded. The beach is an hour or two away. The water is cold but the kids still go in.

The Northwest is not very diverse but the people are open minded, especially in the cities. I think it's a good place for a fresh new start on life.

Don't forget you have all that Portland has to offer on the other side of the Columbia river. I lived in Portland for yeas and my sister now lives in Vancouver WA. Weather is dreary 9 months out of the year, but winters are mild (very little snow) Similar climate to Great Britain. Beautiful summers in the Pacific north West. Really that area rivals any state for lovely summers. You will experience all four seasons there. Vancouver is a bit of suburbia, but does offer the best of both world for low taxes and jumping the state boarder to do sales tax free shopping in OR, so one of the best places to live and play less taxes.

Is there a reason you chose Washington state instead of Oregon? Camas is a small down on the Columbia river that is directly across from me. It has a paper mill, my grandpa used to work there, that makes the whole town smell like well, a paper mill. If you don't mind the smell, great, but, I wanted to make you aware.

Camas will not have the local diversity that you are talking about. It is predominately white, and may have a few Hispanics mixed in. I don't think there are a lot of African Americans though.

Vancouver, which is the closet big city, and about 15-20 minutes from Camas, also does not have the diversity that you are mentioning. Really to be in Washington state, to get diversity, you have to go toward Seattle or Tacoma.

I did a google map, and if you want to go downtown to the campus of Portland State, where you WILL get all the diversity you could ever want, it will take about 28 minutes without traffic. This is not really accurate unless you go on a Sunday or the middle of the night because there IS traffic! So, in reality, you would need to budget a minimum of 45 minutes, but an hour would be better. I just want you to really get a good idea of what the area is like.

The schools for pharmacy tech are 2. 1 at Lloyd Center (its a mall in NE Portland almost to downtown Portland) and 2. in Beaverton. This is about 10 miles past downtown Ptlnd, and the traffic actually gets worse. My sister went to the one in Beaverton, and she is licensed in both OR and WA. She is working in Longview, WA right now, but that is where she lives. So, if you lived in Camas and wanted to go to pharm. tech school, you are looking at about an hour commute to finish school if you go to the one at the mall. If you chose the other one, then you will need to budget at least 90 minutes probably, but time of day does make a difference.

But, if you don't mind the drive for the short time, then you will have a nice small town feel in Camas. You will be at least 30 minutes from the Ptld airport, but it is a straight freeway drive.

I don't want to discourage you from coming here, it is wonderful. I have lived in New York, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and done extensive stays in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Vermont. I came back here to live because I think its the best! I love the not too hot summers, rainy winters, and very nice, mild, and calm spring and fall. I love the people that are not it such a hurry that you get run over, but at the same time, they will get there sooner rather than later. The people are nice respectful, liberal, and accepting. They are also into health, organics, and sustainable living. Farmer's markets are all over the area, and stores have what you are looking for most of the time. But, I am in the OR area not in Camas, so I can't tell you too much about what is offered there. Good luck, I think you will like it here!

I just saw what you added, and I really think you should look at Gresham and Northeast or Southeast Portland. You will not fit in diversity wise in Camas, it is just too white.

Thanks for Answers i will get help i have a Realtor by the name of Judy of ziprealty she sends me pretty good neighboorhood homes i need to let her know about the Diversity that's very important to us. my grandson is half korean and we are Dominican/blk i also have two other grand kids that are mix with white and another one that is mix with Cuban so yes this is very important. although the job is healthcare but thanks for the link i will go on those like now.

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Thanks to all who gave great answers and did not see this as( Rambling ) like someone said.