Adam Bates, 30
Student, University of Rochester's
William E. Simon School of Business Administration

Where did you go to college for undergrad / grad?
Undergrad: University of Colorado, Boulder for computer science
Grad: Simon Graduate School of Business at UR for an MBA

How old are you?
30

Where do you work now and what is your job?
Still in school at Simon, but I'm also concurrently working on a couple of startup businesses.

Where do you live? Do you own your own home?
In the Monroe/Oxford area. I own the home.

What do you do in your 'off' hours?
Off hours? Is there such a thing? I enjoy frequenting Rochester's many great restaurants and bars.

What's Rochester like?
I've moved around a ton and lived in several big cities including Boston, San Diego, L.A., San Francisco and Charlotte, N.C. Two words sum up Rochester very well: easy living. It's easy to get around, it's very inexpensive, and there's an unusually high concentration of arts, culture, history and intellect for a city this size.

What's the best first step to meeting people and finding your way around?
Get a significant other whoís from the area and move here with her. That made it easy for me, but quite honestly, it's very easy to find your way around Rochester, and the people are generally very nice, approachable, down to earth and easy to talk to.

Any other thoughts / advice?
Invest in great winter gear. It's frickin' cold.