seattle is okay city among metros. i live about 2 hours north in a city called Bellingham. One thing worth mentionable about this place is that, it rains a lot, just like Nepal but the place is green all the time. summer is great at 75F all the time and about 80% of the time of sunshine. quite humid but, better than extreme dry. about the school, i think UW is one of the best schools in the country and two of the biggest tech companies are here - microsoft and amazon. the nepalese community is well built however the pop of nepalese is little. if you are single and want to chill, this is the place, because seattle and washington boasts one the largest population of young hot singles. seattle is not a great sports town, but is a great music place. many people smoke pot as vancouver is close by. the bay is beautiful. you can enjoy beach and ocean activities in summer any time you want at affordable expense, and ski and winter activities in mt baker which is only about 1-2 hours away. This is the place if you want peace and thrill at the same time, all the year around. Cost of living is relatively low compared to other metros.