January 2012

Unconventional Roots: A Study Abroad Adventure

January 31, 2012

Junior year, second semester of college, I had it all planned out: I was going to study indigenous cultures in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. But, just weeks before the start date, it was cancelled due to low enrollment. I started from scratch with my study abroad program search, and thought of where I’d [...]

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Why I Stopped Checking In

January 30, 2012

When I was in Disney World in October, I noticed a lot of my friends were using Foursquare. It seemed like a good way to know who was where, so I signed up, and on and off for the next few months, I checked into places all the time. If you’ve never used a “checking [...]

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Weekend Reading

January 27, 2012

PHRASE OF THE WEEK: SUBTLE BLOG CHANGES Usually when I make changes to the blog (like in the theme, or the subtitle), I make a big public announcement blog post. Not this time. After the Foodbuzz Festival in November, where I chatted with fellow bloggers about the direction I wanted my blog to go (and [...]

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Five Techniques on Creating Blog Posts That Inspire

January 25, 2012

Whether you have a blog, or are thinking of starting one, there are a few techniques to come up with posts that you’re excited about writing, which, in turn, will probably inspire your readers. Note: If you don’t have a blog yet and want to, but aren’t sure what to write about, think about things [...]

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Dreaming of a Car Free Life

January 24, 2012

IMAGINE On your way home from work, you want to pick up some things for dinner. Fresh foods, and just what you need for that night. You choose a supermarket or farmers’ market on the way home, fill up your reusable bag with some items, and walk or take the subway home. You have not [...]

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Get Off the Internet

January 23, 2012

After I got that reader email in December, we continued to write long emails back and forth, about job ideas, about vegetarian cooking, about living a life with passion. At some point in our writing, I stopped and thought – this would be much more effective on the phone. We can talk about all kinds [...]

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Weekend Reading

January 20, 2012

PHRASE OF THE WEEK: IN THE GROOVE After setting a goal this week of getting my blog posts done the night before, I’m finally into it. I’m trying really hard not to write posts at the end of the day. Instead, it’s much more satisfying to get a post done the night before it goes [...]