City Shopping (or, where am I going to live?)
If you didn't all ready know, starting in April, I'll be spending the next 6 months traveling, teaching, couch surfing, dancing, training, and trying to find out where I want to live.
Cities from which I am currently accepting applications(East-West):
1. Washington, DC
2. Raleigh, NC
3. Denver, CO
4. Seattle, WA
5. Somewhere in CA (LA, Bay Area, Sacramento)
What I'm looking for in a city as a residence:
1. Good Leads, Inspiring Dancing, Consistent Venues
2. Accessible Airport ~20-30 min away (Southwest Airlines City Preferred)
3. Lots of cultural points of interest (museums, geological features, colleges, arts, theater, music, etc.)
4. Relatively warm weather (Cold + Aba = not fun)
Extras:
1. Friends and Family nearby
2. Specific Job Opportunities
3. Established solo and partnered swing performance groups
4. Near Ocean and Mountains
Where will it be? Tune in by August to find out, or send a self, addressed, stamped comment to suggest another location. Petition for your city by contacting me.
I'm sure there's more I want from a city, but now I'm tired and must sleep. Goodnight all!
posted by Abigail Browning @ 6:36 PM
3 Comments
3 Comments:
dear abigail, how exciting to see that you're looking into new places! this is even more exciting for me because, after 18 months out of the USA, I'm thinking to come back to the United States in the near future and I'll be city shopping as well. as for my list, I have Chicago, San Francisco or possibly DC on the list.
we need to keep in touch about this though; i've missed my friends so much over the past 8 months and they factor into my next location decision.
It would be great to hear about where you're thinking of living. Oh- and did I mention I have Skype now? Let's talk sometime soon!
Hey Abigail, it's Pam from Tampa. I saw the link to your site on facebook and began to explore your blog and stuff. You're a great writer! The few exchanges I've attended last year was sort of my way of "city shopping". In fact I think I may be relocating to Atlanta sometime, very soon. The things you are looking for in a city are pretty much the same as mine. Except coming from Florida, I'm not "tired" of the southeast yet. But perhaps after some time there (I'm thinking of applying to grad school at Emory) I too may be needing to branch out and explore more, shall we say "westernly" possibilities? The cold + me does not mix well. Good luck and have fun with your travels/couch surfing, and be safe!
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