hey sapanaz05, had to bring this thread out of the archives just to tell you that i will not, in fact, be moving to mnpls....the school i had applied to contacted me yesterday....over 70 applicants for this position and i was one of the six that they had narrowed it down to....but alas, they offered the position to a woman with more teaching experience and who already lives in the area....haaterika! so, it seems i may stay in the northeast after all....eh poonte dai, get those momos ready, hai! bhok lagera aaunchhu ke!