I have no idea why people hate living in Wichita so much. The cost of living is reasonable, there are plenty of things to do, and probably best of all we’re not suffering the housing crisis that seems to be going on everywhere else. Why would you want to live anywhere else? Brian and I have often thought of moving but would never really seriously consider it. Besides not being able to afford to live in another state because of the high cost of living (relative to Wichita standards), we like it here.

People often complain that there’s no culture and nothing to do. On the contrary, there’s plenty to do. You just need to open your eyes. Brian and I went to do the art crawl, Final Fridays, last night. As the name suggests, the event happens monthly on the final Friday of each month. Several galleries and studios participate. In the Commerce strip, you can check out WSU Shiftspace, Fiber Studio, Diver Studios, Go Away Garage, and Fisch Haus. In the Delano district, you’ll find Bungalow 26, Academy of Fine Art, and The Art Syndicate. There’s also the Bruce Ward Gallery on Douglas; City Arts, Mead St. Gallery, and Tangent Lab in Old Town; and the Wichita Art Museum.

Besides the art galleries there’s Old Cowtown Museum, Exploration Place, Botanica, Sedgwick County Zoo, Sedgwick County Park, Museum of World Treasures, etc. We also have some of the best movie theaters in the nation. As disappointed as we have been with the customer service at Warren Theaters, I have to concede that Mr. Warren knows his stuff. The 13th Avenue Warren is very, very nice.

Granted, we do try to get away from time to time. We will have long trips and day trips, but I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. Wichita is our home. We really like it here.