A UNC Asheville student reflects on her experience moving to Asheville and offers some tips on how to survive, including drinking from a mason jar, driving a Subaru and growing a beard.
From The Blue Banner:
From The Blue Banner:
So you want to reinvent yourself, be someone, take a stand against social norms.Read the full article
In other words, you’re new to Asheville and have no idea what to do with yourself. Between the intricate choices of clothing to the beauty of the mountains, you’re going to need a survival guide to a town recently named the “cesspool of sin” by N.C. Senator James Forrester. These are my eight tips to help survive your first week in Asheville:
Step one: Buy yourself a tote bag. No, seriously. You don’t want to be the person who walks into a grocery store that has to choose between paper and plastic. You think you’re doing the world a favor by getting paper? Think again, my friend. You have single handedly just wasted a small part of a tree, thus destroying nature. How you can sleep at night? Do the world a real favor: Bring your own bag. It’s sufficient, simple and eco-friendly. Plus, this will definitely help you blend in. Earthfare, here we come.
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