10 struggles of a country girl living in the city

There are those women, who love feeling the sun on their skin more than they love the fluorescent lights of a shopping mall, who would rather look out and see the plains than see busyness and plans, who would rather enjoy everything the country has to offer than pay for everything the city has to offer...

Whether it's because of school, work, love, or some other reason entirely, some of those women--those true country gals--find themselves living in the city. And while so many people are flocking to the city, their hearts long for home. There are just some parts of city living that don't sit well.

1) Traffic
I mean, really, would you rather see this:

or this?

2) The View
No, not that awful television show.

This is what I'm talking about.

3) Space
Now I love a good pow wow as much as anyone, but it's not physically possible to be 20 miles away from another human being in the city.. and sometimes 20 miles isn't even enough. Everywhere you look in the city, there are people, peoples' things, or ways people have destroyed the surroundings with buildings, highways, parking lots, you name it.

4) What other people think of the country
Most people have no clue what country living is all about... If one more person mentions how ugly/boring Kansas is, I'm going to have to open a can of good, old fashioned, boring country whoop ass!

5) No cattle, no fields, no cowboys
'Nuff said.

7) Nothing to call your own
When you live in the city--especially temporarily--the only thing you have to your name is your car. If you rent, you're living in some sort of awkward situation between staying in a hotel and having your own house. In the country, you probably had a yard, a house you could paint, livestock, pets, vehicles, and whatever else your heart desired/your wallet could afford.

8) Cost of living
Sure, in the country $700 a month could get you a nice three bedroom house with a yard... in the city you get a dinky one bedroom apartment in a huge complex. (Not that I'm speaking from experience or anything...)

9) Anonymity
This can definitely be a positive, but it's also hard when every single person you come across is a stranger.

The friends you make in the country are friends for life.

10) Crime
Remember that one time someone in your hometown got busted for making meth?... two years ago? Well, in the city, crime is real, and it's scary, and it happens a lot more often. No more leaving your car unlocked, no more midnight walks, no more going out by yourself.

Let's face it, there are plenty of perks to living in the city... if there weren't, we wouldn't be living there. But, I know my heart longs for that day when I can have a small place just of my own, where traffic jams will be caused by cows on the road and I can have the wide open sky and the rolling prairies all to myself once more.