Well...not really. But as I sit here at my kitchen table, sipping green tea, combing through a seemingly endless pile of research, feeling the heat of the fire, and watching snow fall heavily outside my window, I'm letting my mind wander a bit. Sure, the snow is pretty on Christmas and having a snow day from school is a good excuse to watch movies all day, (or catch up on your lit reviews as I'm doing now - not as fun as slacking off, I assure you) but wouldn't it be nice to live in a place with abundant sunshine? In order to not let the winter blues get me down, I'm fantasizing about all the places I could move after graduation next winter.
I'd like to live someplace with sun. Being near or in a city wouldn't be a terrible thing. Being near a beach wouldn't be terrible either. I don't mind the heat, but my hair does
curl frizz with humidity. I like to hike and eat local foods - having access to fitness - either gyms or natural hiking trails - and farmers markets are my dream. A place in need of teachers with a college or university that would fund some sort of research for me to do/hire me as a professor/provide me with an opportunity to get my PhD is ideal. And then, given my choice of work (read: low income) someplace affordable. This is quite the wish list.
Any suggestions? Where do you see me living and working a year from now?
New York City! It may get some snow but you can't argue it is the best city in the world. Being a teacher you will have lots of breaks to visit fun, sunny, exciting places. What better place to get a phD.
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