Pittsburgh to me seemed like a small city in comparison to other cities like New York and Philadelphia. I was expecting however an exciting and fast paced world for I had been to Pittsburgh before with my sister. My sister invited me up for big events in the city and by events I mean parties we would always be going out to eat at Primanti’s then hanging out with her friends then going to the party. It was always fast paced and eventful. I imagined everyday like that and always moving around and being out and about. This turned out to be fairly true for it was face paced here although not as many exciting nights as before. My dad said it is one of the coolest cities is jealous cause he is a Steeler or Stiller fan. He also warned me about going anywhere at night and basically scared me with facts about robberies and shootings in Pittsburgh because he is a police officer and wanted me to be aware. However these are not the only impressions I have had of Pittsburgh. Before I moved here my sisters apartment had been robbed which made me contemplate moving here myself. The television always represented this city as an old, formerly steel industrialized place which made me think run down. I could see parts of it looking like Northern Cambria. I don’t know if anyone has been there but it use to be a big coal mining area in the state but has shut most of those down years ago. Now the town is poor and rundown which I thought might be happening to Pittsburgh. It sure seemed like it when I got here. I moved into Allegheny which was an old apartment building in north side and it seemed like it was not well kept on that area. The buildings seemed 70s style and had the faded paint and rusty bridges. However once I started venturing around the city I found that it was in a rebuilding phase almost. There was a ton of construction going on and still is and Southside and Oakland areas are very nice and happening places. I am glad to see the city taking care of itself. This is an exciting place to live and experience and I strongly recommend at least checking the city out.