I’ve been listening to a lot of Spanish music lately. Mon La Ferte and Bomba Estereo both came out with new albums this year that are fun and funky and that’s where I started but then I kept going. Back to Julieta Vanegas, Juanes, Manu Chao, Calle 13 and Shakira–the Spanish-singing stars of the aughts. […]
Tag: moving
Dear Kansas City,
Let’s be real: it’s over between us. It was a hard decision. I may (or may not) have shed a tear in my room by myself. We definitely had some good times. Remember the night we decided we wanted s’mores so we made a bonfire in June? It was so hot my eyeballs were sweating. […]
The best thing
My dad texted me at 5:11pm on Friday: “Are you unemployed yet?” I would have preferred something like, “Have you officially resigned?” It sounds a little less scary. Today I moved everything out of my apartment and tonight I’m sleeping at my parents’ house. Tomorrow morning I’m flying to Seattle to start a solo bike […]
I live in the land of power walkers and strip malls
So there’s a great career blogger, Penelope Trunk, who I often read. Not necessarily for the career advice, but mostly because she makes me feel okay even though I’m a career-failure right now . Anyways, a while back she wrote a good piece about things to consider when moving to a new city. One factor in […]
Anne Foster 