>>239793Anon, you're killing me. I used to live on Arch, three doors up from Hearst, and I miss it every day. Getting sucked into a juvenile culture is kinda hard to do if you don't want to get sucked into a juvenile culture.
The vast range of environments and cultures and people in the Bay Area will never get boring. Just be sure to work your hardest to make the money to stay alive, and you'll never want to live anywhere else.
It's expensive, but that just means you can't be lazy. If you earn it, however, the Bay Area is a wonderful reward.