Check out Meetup.com for alternatives that really are free and are more closely aligned with the BP culture.

I love to go to as many different countries of the world as possible and to indulge in the culture.

Look at the dotcom bust in early 2000s: stocks take a nosedive and real estate shrugs and moves on.In this particular case, if I had to guess based on the root causes, I'd predict weakness in real estate markets heavily dependent on oil (especially those small towns that only exist for oil jobs) and maybe some weakness in gateway cities (LA, SF, NYC) as Chinese investors pull out of projects.

I learned to adapt to my surroundings and experience a melting pot of cultures, religions and personalities.

@Sean Gover  Yes our office is on Isleta by the Hispanic culture center and the South Valley Economic Development center. 

Hello @Carrie Anderson,  Well I had to look up the word lurker- I am not that well versed in the "internet culture".  

It's an interesting culture to say the least....

@Chris Clothierall depends on part of town and what culture out of mixed salad you want to try.

It's a function of our culture Allen.  

With that though a bit of culture gets lost along the way.