So....this is my first blog being written not from some far off land across the country (shout out to Portland!) or further south...way south (que pasa Nicaragua?!?), but from a new ale house (www.kentalehouse.com) down the street from Chris and my home right in the "cozy" and familiar turf of Brooklyn, New York...exotic Williamsburg to be exact.
Well, I really liked blogging when I was in Nicaragua. It reminded me how much I like writing, to start, but in the process of writing to an unidentified and possibly ghost audience, I found that I digested my reality and encounters better...or at least in a different way...it added another layer to my understanding, and I liked sharing life with others.
Let's see....I moved back to New York about 5 years ago now, in October of 2007, after spending 6 months in Portland, Oregon because I loved my friends living there and from there, and because it felt like a larger, west coast version of Williamsburg....where, as I've covered, I am now living. Coincidence?!? Well, I felt that Portland was just a little too small or something for me back then...could have been a variety of factors that lead to my sudden departure within 2 weeks of deciding to head East...could have been the fact that I was fresh out of college and, while unsure of what I wanted to do for work or with life as a non "student" I missed the diversity and energy of my home "town" NYC. I wanted to be somewhere where it was possible to try cuisine from any part of the world if I wanted to, see the different colored skins on the street that go with those culinary delicacies, WALK everywhere I wanted to without having to drive or bike, and hopefully land my first real distinguished "job."
Since moving back to New York, I have held a variety of jobs, the longest one last for 2.5 years at Riverkeeper. I then went on to be a consultant with SXSW, the Clinton Global Initiative, and ignition where I worked with high end clients as a marketing brand director....well, while all of these were great experiences for their ability to teach me a lot - personally, professionally, and beyond - I ultimately ended up in March of this year feeling not quite in my place in marketing, yearning to be more connected to the work I was doing in a tangible way....not just through research and PowerPoints.
So, I for the past 3 months I have been seeing a career coach/pyschologist and processing all that's been good/bad in terms of jobs, what has worked and what not...but in the midst of all this, I've also become very aware of the fact that my life largely became about what I job I was holding, and I have not had any hobbies or external pursuits really to speak of, or fall back on when the job goes away.
Thus, my return to writing! And perhaps onto playing that guitar I bought last year, singing, or at least some more of all the things I think about doing but am yet to do....so consider this the first step.
Throughout my years growing up in NYC I was always musing (internally, to myself mostly, or my journal) about life in the city, subway rides, religion in the streets (i.e. hot dog vendor bowing to Allah on Park Avenue at 5 o'clock), and all else that comes at you in this jam packed place of spice, flavor, and frustrations (at least for some).
In order not to go on too much, and since I feel like this has at least gotten the ball rolling, I will conclude here...but stay tuned! This will be an evolving blog, much like life's evolution!
Well, I really liked blogging when I was in Nicaragua. It reminded me how much I like writing, to start, but in the process of writing to an unidentified and possibly ghost audience, I found that I digested my reality and encounters better...or at least in a different way...it added another layer to my understanding, and I liked sharing life with others.
Let's see....I moved back to New York about 5 years ago now, in October of 2007, after spending 6 months in Portland, Oregon because I loved my friends living there and from there, and because it felt like a larger, west coast version of Williamsburg....where, as I've covered, I am now living. Coincidence?!? Well, I felt that Portland was just a little too small or something for me back then...could have been a variety of factors that lead to my sudden departure within 2 weeks of deciding to head East...could have been the fact that I was fresh out of college and, while unsure of what I wanted to do for work or with life as a non "student" I missed the diversity and energy of my home "town" NYC. I wanted to be somewhere where it was possible to try cuisine from any part of the world if I wanted to, see the different colored skins on the street that go with those culinary delicacies, WALK everywhere I wanted to without having to drive or bike, and hopefully land my first real distinguished "job."
Since moving back to New York, I have held a variety of jobs, the longest one last for 2.5 years at Riverkeeper. I then went on to be a consultant with SXSW, the Clinton Global Initiative, and ignition where I worked with high end clients as a marketing brand director....well, while all of these were great experiences for their ability to teach me a lot - personally, professionally, and beyond - I ultimately ended up in March of this year feeling not quite in my place in marketing, yearning to be more connected to the work I was doing in a tangible way....not just through research and PowerPoints.
So, I for the past 3 months I have been seeing a career coach/pyschologist and processing all that's been good/bad in terms of jobs, what has worked and what not...but in the midst of all this, I've also become very aware of the fact that my life largely became about what I job I was holding, and I have not had any hobbies or external pursuits really to speak of, or fall back on when the job goes away.
Thus, my return to writing! And perhaps onto playing that guitar I bought last year, singing, or at least some more of all the things I think about doing but am yet to do....so consider this the first step.
Throughout my years growing up in NYC I was always musing (internally, to myself mostly, or my journal) about life in the city, subway rides, religion in the streets (i.e. hot dog vendor bowing to Allah on Park Avenue at 5 o'clock), and all else that comes at you in this jam packed place of spice, flavor, and frustrations (at least for some).
In order not to go on too much, and since I feel like this has at least gotten the ball rolling, I will conclude here...but stay tuned! This will be an evolving blog, much like life's evolution!
Congratulations on returning to writing and starting this new blog, Heartie. I look forward to your musings from exotic Williamsburg.
ReplyDeleteWONDERFUL that you are writing a blog again....great summation of all the impressive things you have done in your short life since college, but you left out your all important work in the "campo" villages of Nicaragua where I witnessed the positive effect you had on those young aspiring journalists. Your blogs and film about your work with alternative energy systems there were fantastic! Looking forward.....
ReplyDeleteHi Heartie - you don't know me, but I just sent you a Facebook message. It said it would go to your "other" folder since we aren't friends. I'm hoping this will alert you to your gmail account since I can't seem to find that anywhere. I'm not a stalker, and this is my last attempt. :) Thanks!
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