Texas is such a wonderful place, especially if you're lucky enough to live in between Dallas and Fort Worth. So, I'll tell you what it's like to live between two of the largest cities in the nation (spoiler alert: it's amazing).
1. You essentially get two "downtowns". Sure, if you live in either city, it's about a 40 minute drive with no traffic. But seriously, where else in the world can you drive only 40 minutes between the 16th largest city in the nation and the 4th largest city in the nation? Hint: nowhere that I know of.
2. Two downtowns means double the food, concerts, entertainment and tourist attractions. You will NEVER run out of things to do.
3. Two downtowns means double the companies which means double the job and internship opportunities. The DFW area is home to the headquarters of 21 Fortune 500 companies that include American and Southwest Airlines, Game Stop, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, AT&T, and Exxon Mobil.
4. Weekend trip? No problem at all. Fast and fun getaway to either city while being close enough to home to make it to work Monday morning. Sign me up.
5. The DFW area sure does love their sports teams...Mavericks, Cowboys, Rangers, FC Dallas and Stars are what we've got on the professional side. As for college, we've got the Patriots of Dallas Baptist University, Mustangs of Southern Methodist, Texas Christian University Horned Frogs, University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks and University of North Texas Mean Green. No shortage of athletic events here.
And, overall, no shortage of fun. Shoutout to DFW.
