Category Archives: Place, community, and personal geographic choices

Choosing a city

By Sam Hedlund | Published: April 12, 2011

I had an interesting conversation today with a former colleague who I ran into. After a few years in DC working at a nonprofit doing social marketing, he is considering moving to Chicago, where he sees more job prospects in the commercial marketing he wants to get into. He visited Chicago recently and liked it, but [...]

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A snapshot of transience in DC

By Sam Hedlund | Published: March 2, 2011

In a world where people change cities, states, even countries so frequently, it’s important to figure out how to put down roots, get anchored, or otherwise find a way to not let all the mobility detract from your life and professional growth. A lot depends on incremental choices we make every day–choices that are influenced [...]