Moving to Phoenix! Need ALLLL the advice and neighbobrhood stuff etc....and FOOD!!! [View all]

I'm an online ASU student who is fonally moving to the Desert! (So excited, can you tell?) I've been in Tahoe for 30 years and am so stooked to get TF out of the snow! I'm keeping my house her for the time beng, so running away during summer is still an option

ANYWAY!
Got a Zoom meeting with my school counselor today and I've bookmarked a few off-campus apartments I'm interested in. I visited this past January for a week, so I have a basic idea of what the layout is and the suburbs...

School campus in in Tempe.
What do you guys think of Chandler/Gilbert/Mesa?
Should I just stay downtown?

I want to be in an apartment bldg because of security and other amenities. So I'm not afraid of the city!

I have been a country mouse for so long, I am looking forward to it

ALSO!!! FOOOOOOD!!! What are the big specialties to look for? big Native influence, so Imma definitely find a couple good places for frybread, etc... but I'm sure there are other immigrant cultures there and food to experience...so hit me!

Thanks in advance