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Continue reading →: California: Week oneWoo-wee! My first week in California was both incredibly fun and ridiculously productive, and I barely know where to begin. Such much has happened and so much accomplished! Rosie’s Dog Beach/Essex Pool It took me two whole days to touch the coast, but on Sunday afternoon I took Lemon for…
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Continue reading →: Home: Long Beach, Calif.It’s official — I’m a Californian! I made it to Long Beach yesterday afternoon, but I’ve been up to a lot the past couple of days and I wanted to provide a full update. FRIDAY, July 19 I “slept in” on Friday until 7 a.m. After walking Lemon I packed…
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Continue reading →: Yavapai Point, Grand CanyonI don’t even know if I have the words for this post after the incredible evening I’ve had, but I’m going to do my best! Beware — cliches are sure to abound. As I mentioned in my last post, at 10 hours, today was the longest leg of my trip,…
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Continue reading →: Amarillo, TexasHowdy, cowpokes! I’ve made it to Amarillo, Texas, which means I’m halfway through my move and one giant step closer to becoming a real Californian. I’m officially 18 hours down, with 18 yet to go. Yesterday I made it through Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and part of Arkansas. Today I made…
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Continue reading →: Little Rock, ArkansasI am happy to report that I have completed the first leg of my journey west and safely made it to Little Rock, Arkansas just before 3 p.m. today. I’m also happy to report that aside from the very nearly impossible task of squeezing everything into my car at 5…
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Continue reading →: Goodbye, Georgia. Hello, Hollywood!Woohoo, I’ve made it, y’all! Today is my last day in Augusta, and I’m never looking back! This town can literally and figuratively suck my dust. There will be no love lost through the rearview window. My moving pods arrived on Friday morning, and by Friday afternoon I had my…
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Continue reading →: Mapping the move to Cali.Thing have so fallen so perfectly into place over the past couple of days that this move is shaping up to be an absolute dream. ✊ 🪵 Since my last post I have crossed all my t’s and signed on the dotted line. I signed my lease and completed all…
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Continue reading →: One month (and counting)Time has been ticking away and I have been BUSY! My apartment has been completely packed up for weeks already, but I finally have a place to lay my head in Long Beach! Remember a couple of posts back when I was raving about how much I wanted to visit…
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Continue reading →: Happy Mothers’ Day!I wanted to take a minute this Mothers’ Day to celebrate and appreciate my two favorite moms, who also happen to be my two best friends. This is just a quick blog post, but the love and appreciation that I have for this little family could fill a library. I’ll…
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Continue reading →: Five things I’m most excited to do and see in Long BeachThe semester is over, my apartment is packed, and in about 80 days I will set off a journey to Long Beach, California where I am entirely prepared to live my best and happiest life. As I begin to search for housing, I’ve been doing my research on the area,…
Hello, I’m Ash! I am an assistant professor in the Journalism and Public Relations Department at California State University, Long Beach. This blog serves as a personal love letter to Long Beach, as I find my community and tread toward tenure.
