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Donāt like the local bands in your area? Do your fav bands always skip your city? I know the feeling: it sucks. But itās also okay! Maybe your city, like mine, has a really vibrant jazz scene. Or maybe, like mine, it attracts renowned classical musicians. Turns out thereās a tiny cafe near my house that country musicians from the U.S. travel thousands of miles to. Who knew? Donāt worry if it might not seem like āyour thingā ā just go, you could be surprised. Thereās no point resisting, you have to embrace your city and play to its strengths. This doesnāt just apply to music btw, go and explore it all! Theatre, museums, galleries, sports, itās endlessā¦
Feb 4, 2024
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found this out about vienna when i was staying there this summer! who knew its jazz scene was just bussin??? small jazz bars are great too u get to meet so many musicians (half the audience is usually playing that week haha) and chat to some sick ppl
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šThis might not be possible for everything! But when I moved from a small town to an even smaller town for college instead of going to the big city school Iād wanted to, I was really disappointed and sad for the first few months. But then I realized we had some live music every so often and going out to the bars with friends scratched a similar itch to going to a city club without being overwhelming for me. Of course itās not quite the same, but itās something! Iām happier in a city now, but I do find myself missing my college town often. I think it was a blend of appreciating what I could get in that town thatās harder to find in a city (like my friends being guaranteed to be close to me and not 3 neighborhoods away), and finding what I could that can somewhat compare to city stuff, that made most of my time there enjoyable :)
May 22, 2025
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š½this is something i should do much more of. every time i visit another city i scope out the best spots, hit all the sights, and pack in my days with fresh experiences.
once u live somewhere for a while u just kinda stop being excited and fall into a routine. there are still so many things i havenāt seen in nyc, and probably will never see, because 90% of my time is spent in my own neighborhood.
be a tourist in your own city
once u live somewhere for a while u just kinda stop being excited and fall into a routine. there are still so many things i havenāt seen in nyc, and probably will never see, because 90% of my time is spent in my own neighborhood.
be a tourist in your own city
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šsometimes there are small towns 30 minutes to an hour out from you that are waiting to be discovered!!
just take a day trip to a town nearby and explore all it has from its local mall, cafes, bookstores, even to the parks that deserve a bit more local love! itāll be worth the gems you find :)
just take a day trip to a town nearby and explore all it has from its local mall, cafes, bookstores, even to the parks that deserve a bit more local love! itāll be worth the gems you find :)
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