Showing posts with label Country girl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Country girl. Show all posts

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Not a lot of people leave Colorado and since the legalization of Marijuana in the colorful state, more people have migrated across the state border to find residence near the mountains. For the few that are the exception, whether they left for college, a job, or family reasons, the rest of the states don't quite compare to Colorado. Colorado is unique. Colorado is different. Living anywhere else proves tricky. Here are some problems and questions a Coloradan asks residing in a new place.
The first question I always ask once I reach a foreign destination is..

1. Where are the mountains?

I love the rocky mountains! I seriously took them for granted growing up in Colorado. I miss that view in my backyard. They're my compass and the perfect back drop to a sunset! 

Read more about the beautiful state of Colorado here:

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Being a Country Girl in a City World: 4 Ways to Stay True to You

As an English major, I am passionate about writing. I obsess over errors I find in texts, and I love reading. Books are my passion. But the balancing act between work, school, and internships is difficult. To top things off, rodeo is also a passion of mine, a passion that is time consuming and requires a lot of money. This article explores the balance between to very contrary loves and how a country girl is supposed to make it in a city world. 
"For me, I had the duality of two oppositional interests—rodeo and horses; books and writing. The former fills my waking hours, my evenings, and weekends with manure scooping, hay tossing, and horse riding. The latter draws up images of New York City..."


http://www.whiskeyriff.com/2016/06/13/being-a-country-girl-in-a-city-world-4-ways-to-stay-true-to-you/