Reply #1
in response to
randomepiphany:
I have always, since I was a little girl, wanted to live in Atlanta. I grew up in Griffin, GA, which is about an hour south of the city, and as a teenager had many friends who lived closer to Atlanta than I did. I loved to visit them because there was so much to do! When I was a senior in high school, we moved to Blairsville (the mountains of GA) and I never thought I'd come back to this area. I went away to college (Va my first year, then Indiana my last three) then law school in Ohio - all the while hoping to get back to Georgia. I almost went to law school in Atlanta, but decided to go to Ohio to be closer to my husband's family and grandma who was in her 90's. My last year of law school I looked for jobs all over the country, focusing mostly on cities. There's so much social justice work happening in the cities, and that's what I really longed to be a part of. I thought I could use my background in theology with my law degree to do advocacy work for people living in poverty or provide legal services for people living in poverty. Unfortunately I was unable to find any such position and ended up taking a position in Blairsville with a solo practitioner who was looking to expand her real estate practice.
I've lived here for just about 2 years now, and began to get settled into a routine just before I lost my job. I began to feel comfortable here, and began to give up my dream of living in the city, being a part of a dynamic, welcoming, church community, and having a job that made me feel like I was truly living up to my potential - both career-wise and spiritually/emotionally. I think that's why I see my loss of job as a blessing not a curse. I was going to get stuck in this little bitty mountain town. So, I looked for jobs here but couldn't find one (demand isn't real high for youth professionals here). And my heart kept pulling me towards Atlanta. It's a city, I have a large group of friends there already thanks to church activities that I've been a part of since high school, and it's close to my family. It's perfect. I get a job, a church, a circle of friends (new and old), and a city, all without having to make a huge move to another state.
Thanks for playing ... I'm up for follow-up questions if you have any. :)
randomepiphany:
I have always, since I was a little girl, wanted to live in Atlanta. I grew up in Griffin, GA, which is about an hour south of the city, and as a teenager had many friends who lived closer to Atlanta than I did. I loved to visit them because there was so much to do! When I was a senior in high school, we moved to Blairsville (the mountains of GA) and I never thought I'd come back to this area. I went away to college (Va my first year, then Indiana my last three) then law school in Ohio - all the while hoping to get back to Georgia. I almost went to law school in Atlanta, but decided to go to Ohio to be closer to my husband's family and grandma who was in her 90's. My last year of law school I looked for jobs all over the country, focusing mostly on cities. There's so much social justice work happening in the cities, and that's what I really longed to be a part of. I thought I could use my background in theology with my law degree to do advocacy work for people living in poverty or provide legal services for people living in poverty. Unfortunately I was unable to find any such position and ended up taking a position in Blairsville with a solo practitioner who was looking to expand her real estate practice.
I've lived here for just about 2 years now, and began to get settled into a routine just before I lost my job. I began to feel comfortable here, and began to give up my dream of living in the city, being a part of a dynamic, welcoming, church community, and having a job that made me feel like I was truly living up to my potential - both career-wise and spiritually/emotionally. I think that's why I see my loss of job as a blessing not a curse. I was going to get stuck in this little bitty mountain town. So, I looked for jobs here but couldn't find one (demand isn't real high for youth professionals here). And my heart kept pulling me towards Atlanta. It's a city, I have a large group of friends there already thanks to church activities that I've been a part of since high school, and it's close to my family. It's perfect. I get a job, a church, a circle of friends (new and old), and a city, all without having to make a huge move to another state.
Thanks for playing ... I'm up for follow-up questions if you have any. :)