Hunstville Alabama
Created | Updated Mar 29, 2002
Huntsville is more like a Northern colony placed in the middle of the South because most likely someone up North was throwing darts at a map trying to decide a place to put some of its stuff. Huntsville is a fairly large city/town that is growing at a steadily increasing pace. The whole city revolves around three things that are closely linked together. First would be the army installation and research center known as Redstone Arsenal. Secondly NASA. And lastly is all the private companies that work for either or both. This all became so when nearing the end of World War Two, a German rocket scientist known as Werner Von Braun and his buddies decided to work for the Americans. They first started researching in the deserts of Nevada, but soon came to the valley in which Hunstville is enclosed because it reminded them of their homeland in Bovaria.
The locals here are of lots of different origins. The native southern folk usually work for the small businesses, schools, gas stations, and restaraunts. Almost half of the population is from St. Louis because a huge corporation moved its roots to hunstville, and so did its people. These people work for most of the missile research and rocket industries like BOEING, Lockheed Martin, NASA, and the arsenal. Then there are the people who moved here from all corners of the U.S. because their jobs told them to. Most of the people are very friendly, some VERY Christian, and some that just can't let the civil war go.
The weather in Huntsville is varies; especially in March. It can never make up its mind. One day it's 75 degrees and sunny. The next it's 25 degrees and SNOWING. That's right, snowing. Also the Tennesseee Valley, where Hunstville is located in, has loads of tornadoes. But if you live in a nice house, don't worry. The tornadoes here only go for trailers.
As for things to do, there are plenty. Most popular of all is NASA's Space Camp. In this kids, teens, and adults feel what it's like to be an astronaut. They get to experience simulated low gravity, fly space shuttles in the simulators, feel what it's like to pull 3-4 G's, and learn what life in space is like. This is held at the Huntsville Space and Rocket Center. Also, the Space and Rocket Center is open to the public. You can watch interesting movies in the IMax dome Theater, ride in a centrifuge until you puke, learn how those rocket scientists get those darn things to work, play with robot arms, and have your heart jump to your throat in the ride, Space Shot. Sports entertainment includes the Hunstville Stars baseball team (farm-team of the Milwaukee Brewers), The Hunstville Flight basketball team, and the UAH fight team. Maybe you'll get lucky and a hockey game will break out. For teens, there is a monthly gathering of local bands (usually punk or heavy-metal) called Neverland. There you can get into the moshpit and fly right back out with a black eye and bloody nose as a souvenier.
Conclusions:
1. Don't call the people there stupid because there's probably a rocket scientist standing next to or behind you.
2. Find out what y'll, y'umpto, y'anna, and yonder mean before you go to a restaraunt or gas station.
3. Watch for the "southern pride" white people if you're black.
4. Bring your shorts and winter coats.
5. Check out the bands
6. And finally try the barbecue. Delicious.
The locals here are of lots of different origins. The native southern folk usually work for the small businesses, schools, gas stations, and restaraunts. Almost half of the population is from St. Louis because a huge corporation moved its roots to hunstville, and so did its people. These people work for most of the missile research and rocket industries like BOEING, Lockheed Martin, NASA, and the arsenal. Then there are the people who moved here from all corners of the U.S. because their jobs told them to. Most of the people are very friendly, some VERY Christian, and some that just can't let the civil war go.
The weather in Huntsville is varies; especially in March. It can never make up its mind. One day it's 75 degrees and sunny. The next it's 25 degrees and SNOWING. That's right, snowing. Also the Tennesseee Valley, where Hunstville is located in, has loads of tornadoes. But if you live in a nice house, don't worry. The tornadoes here only go for trailers.
As for things to do, there are plenty. Most popular of all is NASA's Space Camp. In this kids, teens, and adults feel what it's like to be an astronaut. They get to experience simulated low gravity, fly space shuttles in the simulators, feel what it's like to pull 3-4 G's, and learn what life in space is like. This is held at the Huntsville Space and Rocket Center. Also, the Space and Rocket Center is open to the public. You can watch interesting movies in the IMax dome Theater, ride in a centrifuge until you puke, learn how those rocket scientists get those darn things to work, play with robot arms, and have your heart jump to your throat in the ride, Space Shot. Sports entertainment includes the Hunstville Stars baseball team (farm-team of the Milwaukee Brewers), The Hunstville Flight basketball team, and the UAH fight team. Maybe you'll get lucky and a hockey game will break out. For teens, there is a monthly gathering of local bands (usually punk or heavy-metal) called Neverland. There you can get into the moshpit and fly right back out with a black eye and bloody nose as a souvenier.
Conclusions:
1. Don't call the people there stupid because there's probably a rocket scientist standing next to or behind you.
2. Find out what y'll, y'umpto, y'anna, and yonder mean before you go to a restaraunt or gas station.
3. Watch for the "southern pride" white people if you're black.
4. Bring your shorts and winter coats.
5. Check out the bands
6. And finally try the barbecue. Delicious.
