I f you’ve been thinking about escaping recently — you know, for whatever reasons — you may have considered moving to Vermont . It makes for a great getaway , it’s probably close to family, or perhaps it’s just closer to your values . Oh, and it’s annoyingly charming.
The chalets are magical . It’s home to a “ quintessential New England ski experience. ” The fall foliage photos in your social feed? Gorgeous.
Dining out on food sourced from local farms is kind of a given. Where else are you going to get Orwellian butter ? C’mon, people! Let’s go to the Green Mountain State. For me, life as a Vermont kid included watching tourists pick maple leaves off the ground as souvenirs, attending town halls to listen to Bernie Sanders , getting really into outdoor sports, partying in the woods, cooling off at swimming holes in the summer, picking up trash on Clean Up Day, working hospitality jobs and serving tourists, and, oh yeah, dreaming about leaving Vermont to be around more people.
About that last part, I, uh, don’t live in Vermont anymore. So I’m obviously the best person to tell you how to live there today. (Kidding).
I do go back often, but I also spoke to two current Vermonters — endurance runner and advocate Mirna Valerio and Vermont Futures Project executive director Kevin Chu — to talk about the widespread interest in moving to the state. Instead of using an outdated and unfriendly narrative around who “belongs” in this beautiful state (you .