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I am moving to san francisco?!?

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I am moving to san francisco on monday and I dont wanna go. i dont want to leave my friends, gym coach, family, and everything. I am moving from michigan, and I am a 14 year old below the knee amputee with a prosthetic that I walk perfectly on...

Questions:
1. What is san francisco like?
2. Good shopping areas?
3. I need a hospital...need a doc, b/c of my leg...and parents want one at a hospital
4. How are the schools?
5. What is the weather like?
6. What do kids do in their free time in SF
7. Any going away party ideas?
8. I am so sad!!
9. When i make new friends should i tell them about my leg?
10. Easy may to make friends?
11. Stuff that is amputee friendly??
12. How should I tell my new friends about my leg??

AHHHHHHH help me??!!

Travel Tips

Do you have a myspace? I know my boys are on there - just go in and search out the zip code of your new area and you will get an idea of the kids around here.....or you can search the school you will be going to....

Heck you could make some that way over the summer so then you aren't a stranger when you start school....
Others

1. San Francisco has people of all different types. There are so many different facets to SF, you re sure to find one that is right for you!!
2. Best Shopping: Westfield Shoppnig Centre
3. UCSF has best docs around. If you are not in the City, you have Stanford down in Palo Alto.
4. DEFINIITELY go to private school, or go to Lowell. Schools are mixed on quality.
5. Weather-always layer. can be foggy; rarely very hot. Typically it is cool in the morning, nd gets to low 70s in summer; maynot hit 60s in winter. Rains from Nov-April..
6. so many things to do. check out gocitykids.com
7. Get all your friends together and bring a large photo mat for them to write messages on; take a group shot and blow it up and put it in mat, and frame it.
8. You will make new friends. Check out myspace and others to see what people are like.
9. Let them get to know you a bit first.
10. SF has so many different types of people, you will do great.
11. lots of walks; lots of museums, places to go. Great movie theaters and fun bowling.
12. tell them the truth.
You will do just fine. Maybe go to a couple of camps/activities over the summer to get familiar with people.
I hope you'll find this information useful...

You can tell them about your leg in whatever manner you wish (or not). Nobody in San Francisco will give you a hard time for a disability. Likewise, the authorities take a very dim view on discrimination of any sort. It's not just illegal... it's taboo. Whether this is political correctness or a more genuine acceptance is open to debate, however. In terms of accessibility, the city tries to accommodate as best it could. Nevertheless, as a historic city with many hills, some places are more accessible than others.

Like in other big cities, it's not easy to make real friends in San Francisco. Privacy is valued. So, strangers will be guarded. And acquaintances, who you might regard as new friends, might be very reluctant invite you to their home. Don't take it personally. Just keep on building up that trust until they're comfortable with having you around.

Hospitals are among the best because of the many prestigious medical schools (Berkeley, Stanford, and UCSF Medical) near San Francisco. Shopping is top-notch, but very expensive. Union Square is ground zero for that. The food in San Francisco is internationally reknown as world-class, so no worries there. Primary and Secondary schools are a mixed bag. It depends on what neighborhood you're in.

San Francisco itself is cool and steady most of the year, with temperatures usually in the 60s. It sees a late summer in September and October when the mercury rises from the 80s upward. But it rarely ever gets below the 40s, and it snows only once every 25 years.

However, the inland suburbs of San Francisco see more typical California weather...with very hot summers (100+ days every year) and colder winters (more freezing).

The rainy season lasts from November-March.
san francisco is a great city, do you know what school you're going to? and dont worry about fitting in, you'll have no problem
San Francisco is great, you will fit in just fine.

Here's a website that has helped me find weekend events... it includes kids activities. http://www.shmango.com

Good luck!