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Please Help Me Win a Writing Contest!

by Amanda on September 1, 2009

I’m a semi-finalist (along with about 1,000 other people) in a travel writing contest (a screenshot of my entry is pictured above). If I win the grand prize, I get $10,000 and a writing gig. The assignment? Writing 30 stories about the five boroughs of New York. I love the idea of getting to know my new city through writing, …

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Tagged as: travel, writing, yoga

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Heading Home from SXSW

by Amanda on March 18, 2009


Hello from the Austin airport, where I am feeling like I fit right in with my new Macbook — they were everywhere at SXSW, and I can spot at least three of them from my spot here at Gate 12. I feel …

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Tagged as: fairs_and_festivals, sxsw, travel

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San Francisco Treat

by Amanda on February 27, 2009


Hello from San Fran! Jordan and I flew in Wednesday and are here for 5 nights, just for the hell of it, thanks to some super-cheap airfare. Just driving in from the airport, my …

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Tagged as: sanfrancisco, thoughts_on_dc, travel

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Folk Art Festival

by Amanda on February 25, 2009


I was in Carrboro, North Carolina last weekend for the North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, where my group JINX was performing, and was giddy to discover that there was a folk art festival happening one town over. I dragged my improv troupe-mates …

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Tagged as: art, fairs_and_festivals, outsider_art, travel

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The Power of Retreat

by Amanda on October 3, 2008


Jordan, Cosmo and I are currently in Rehoboth for a few days, and let me just tell you – the pleasures of being at the beach in the off season are not to be missed. The weather is storybook perfect – crisp air, …

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Tagged as: dogs, fulfillment, travel

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