Denton vs. Fresno
Well, I’ve been in Fresno for about three days now- and already it’s been interesting to process living here vs. living in Denton… Here’s just a few of the similarities and differences that have hit me thus far…
SIMILARITIES: (both cities have)
- A college-based epicenter
- A young city trying to grow, surrounded by agricultural farmlands
- Relatively similar climates (a little cooler at night here)
- A neighboring town named “Sanger”
- Chick-Fil-A!
- Denton has Fuzzy’s / Fresno has Wahoo’s
- Denton has Taco Bueno / Fresno has Del Taco
- Denton BBQ specializes in Brisket / Fresno has Tri-Tip
- Denton has ‘emissions’ tests / Fresno has ’smog’ tests
- A conservative, religious/republican base (at least as far as California can go)
WHAT DENTON HAS THAT FRESNO DOESN’T:
- Blue Bell!!!
- Tex-Mex (fresno has ‘fresh-mex’)
- NY Sub
- Super Wal-Mart’s, Super Target’s, & Super Home Depot’s (Frenso only has small, regular ones)
- Cheaper gas ($2.19 when I left Denton / $2.65 avg. in Fresno)
- Cheaper cost of living
- Allergies (at least worse ones)
- Thunderstorms
- My family (of course)
WHAT FRESNO HAS THAT DENTON DOESN’T:
- Connectivity to beautiful geography (mountains, beach, national parks)
- Roads that have one name and head in one direction
- In-N-Out Burger!
- Collegians that actually stick around here after college
- Bicycle lanes on just about every road
- Christmas Tree Lane (fired up about this!)
- Palm trees & fresh vegetable markets everywhere (Grapes galore!)
- Higher speed limits
Honestly, Fresno feels a lot like Denton… It’s about 5x’s bigger than Denton- but has the same small town feel. I definitely miss my family and friends back in ‘little D’- but thus far am adjusting fairly well to life out on the west coast. Tiff and the girls fly out on Wednesday, so I look forward to having them here with me soon!
You have to miss the wonderful city of Denton!
I cracked up when I read: Collegians that actually stick around here after college. We experience the same thing!
Shea-
I can’t believe I had to get on Facebook to realize you’ve moved to Fresno. No wonder I didn’t see you around denton before Michelle and I made our own move to Temple. Anyway, what I wanted to say, is that you have had an incredibly large impact on my life and I will be forever grateful for your time and dedication to what God has called you to. God used you to change my life in a huge way, and I know you’ve got a lot of Californians to influence.
Thank you so much.