I’m excited to announce that I’ll be starting 2010 in San Francisco. This is something that’s been on my map for some time now. Fortunately, I get to make the move with Scrapblog. 

Having lived in Florida for all of my 26 years, a geographic change is more than welcome.  Along the way, I’ve had the opportunity to make lifelong friends and work with some very talented people. I’ll miss Refresh Miami and all of the people I met through the meetup. I feel confident that the iPhone meetup I founded is in good hands with Davide Di Cillo. My family lives in South Florida, so I’ll be back from time to time to visit.

The search for an apartment in San Francisco is proving difficult. It seems that most landlords are not pet friendly. I’ve done a fair amount of research on neighborhoods, but I can’t really draw any conclusions without spending some time in each of them. If you live in San Francisco, neighborhood recommendations are very welcome. I’d like to live in an area and a building that feels unique to the city. Think victorians and steep hills. I’d also like to be able to walk to good cafe’s and restaurants. The Mission seems attractive to me because I like burritos and good coffee, but I’m not sure if I want to live there yet. After enduring the oppressive heat and humidity of South Florida, a cool (micro)climate would be nice as well.

If you’ve got any advice for moving to San Francisco, or can recommend a rental agent, please do. If you’re in the market for a road bike or mountain bike and live in Miami, let me know.