Moving TO Salem 13 years ago Save Hi my name is josh I was born and raised in New Orleans and still live here in my beloved city..Im 23 and ready to try a new area...For one thing the crime has gotten pretty bad here and things just arent bouncing back like we all thought they would after katrina...Im so tired of hearing about Katrina thats another reason I want to move and its just getting dull here for me now..I hear Salem is a cool place and its so close to boston which I really would like to live in I just cant afford it..But can anyone tell me more about Salem..My girlfriend wants to move there and she keeps telling me that its a perfect place for us..Shes pagan so I hear its a great place to live if your pagan but I want to know how will I like it...I mean New Orleans isnt boucing back like we thought but its still a fun vibrant city i just want to know if Salems the place for me before I move there and find out its not what I thought...So is it a cool place to live?? Should I give it a try?? Is the