City Strides to the Countryside
A city-dwelling African American millennial's journey to a home in the country and all she learns along the way
Saving is a waiting game, but I can still be active in budgeting, learning and looking ahead. This post is a somewhat shorter, quickly assembled, download of subjects related to rural living and a couple personal updates. I'll cover the following: Upcoming PostsPlease Note: The Face of Rural PovertyLaw SchoolHousing Update Upcoming Posts My intentions for... Continue Reading →
Saving is a waiting game, but I can still be active in budgeting, learning and looking ahead. LOOKING AHEAD Out of the Bouleversement of COVID-19, A New Different Thing It's been a while (again) This is a late Update 4, part 3. I'm trying! In this post, I hope to share the present status and future... Continue Reading →
the IDEAL If reality has knocked me sideways, lying along the shore of Lake Champlain, at sunset, on a balmy, summer, Friday afternoon, is a nice place to look up from the ground. 
Why so salty? Some have said that in our culture, people are quicker to openly talk about sex than to talk... Continue Reading →
Environmental Justice & Stewardship is the fourth pillar of this City Strides to the Countryside project. This post is a teaser and placeholder for the first full-length post on Environmental Justice & Stewardship. Much of the content of this section will focus on sustainable living as it relates to green home construction, green renovations for a... Continue Reading →
*A previous version of this post was posted by mistake on February 12, 2019. It was a draft of the same title as this current post. As I worked on the previous draft, I realized that I had not done enough research to stand behind my conclusions. The draft was also incomplete. For these reasons,... Continue Reading →
“If you are African American or otherwise and you have good income and good credit, having a home is an asset, like your 401(k). Understand it’s an asset. It’s not all peaches and cream. Like anything else, there are issues, but it is a home. And that home over time historically has allowed African Americans... Continue Reading →
"If you look at how long it takes for a person to save up to buy a house-that's sort of the hot indicator now-San Francisco, you know, the Bay Area, we're looking at 27 to 30 years. So basically, you're just not going to buy a house. Seattle's not there yet, but it's still 15... Continue Reading →
