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Originally Posted by Garden guru
We moved here five years ago and have given The Villages the old college try. We're now getting ready to move out. We miss city amenities: shopping malls (Closest decent malls in Orlando), cultural events (Orlando or Tampa), sporting events (Tampa or Jacksonville), major medical centers (Gainesville, Tampa, Orlando, or Jacksonville), etc. We wish we'd rented for a year before buying; that would have given us enough time to see what living in The Villages on a permanent basis is really like. This place is out in the middle of nowhere, and we sometimes feel like we're living in a third world country...
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When we go to Florida Mall in Orlando, I feel like we're in a third world country. For that reason, we've been going to Oaks Mall in Gainesville. However, after our trip last week and with kids out of school, I realized how nice it was to shop in and around TV without a million screaming kids everywhere.
In June we made trips to both Seaworld in Orlando and Busch Gardens in Tampa. Honestly, I couldn't wait to get back to TV. After seven years here, it's hard being around that many young people and feeling so out of place. At MVP at Brownwood where I go 3 or 4 times a week and workout with a majority of folks my own age (68), I can feel like a young person myself. To each their own, Good Luck on your move.