Austin Adventures, Part 1
I've been in Austin for the past three weeks as part of the Residency portion of the Code for America fellowship. While wandering to the coffee shop today, I fortunately found the HOPE Farmers Market . The thriving, communal atmosphere, along with a few familiar faces, made Austin feel like home for the first time today. I'm not sure I'm ready to move here but it's nice to feel connected in a non-digital way. We're all enjoying the three-day weekend in honor of Presidents' Day after three weeks of meetings, interviews, meetups, happy hours, presentations, special events... you get the idea. I'm not complaining, of course. The place we're staying does have a hot tub! My market visit started with a few songs from Whiskey Shivers , a country/folk/bluegrass four piece band. After seeing Redd Volkaert at the Continental Club yesterday too, now it's starting to feel like I'm in Texas. The copious amounts of tasty BBQ also help. Sti...