Asheville, NC
Posted by KendraKat on Aug 08, 2007 · Member since Nov 2006 · 287 posts
Greetings to all from sunny and beautiful Asheville, North Carolina! I am here on vacation, and to check out the area since this is where I am planning to move next year when I graduate. So, I am wondering if those of you that live here can tell me some things that I "must do" while I am in town to get the "Asheville experience." So far I have been downtown exploring every night and also hiking at Chimney rock and Craggy Pinacle. Any recommendations as to what else I should do or where/what to eat? I have been to Laughing Seed (AWESOME), Rosetta's Kitchen (better for lunch than dinner), and Tupelo Honey (not much for the vegan). I would appreciate some input for those who live here. Help me out guys! 8)
We don't live in Asheville, but bookpapa and I will go there just to go to Malaprops bookstore. It's a funky independent with a coffee shop attached.
I've heard so much about Asheville that I'm quite curious. I'm always on about Arcata on California's North Coast. It's a small town and the whole place is hippy. I've looked at a couple of pictures of Asheville online and it looks like it's a normal down with a hippy section. How would you describe the Asheville? Is the whole town hippy? Just sections? Any other insights? My curious mind wants to know. :)
Biltmore House
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMSTxCyj6jQ
Awesome Kendrakat, I'm planning a move to Asheville as well! We'll be heading there yearly next year, Feb-March I guess. Def check out the French Broad Food co-op & there HUGE vegan choco chip cookies :D
They have a splendid selection of natural foods & are perpetually helpful. Nearby is a cool coffehouse, The Dripolator, which usually keeps freshly baked vegan goodies on hand. The Early Girl Eatery is near Laughing Seed & they have a nice selection of vegan brunch/lunch items & they let you color on the tablecloths!!
Ya. You know. That thing that comes after you finish your thesis. :D ;)
I can't have anyone challenging my total number of years in school (10).
Ya. You know. That thing that comes after you finish your thesis. :D ;)
:o :D heehee
I wish. That bad boy total is just undergraduate work.
I have three bachelor degrees. I was going to do documentary filmmaking, so I got a mass communications degree. Then I thought an anthropology degree would help my process. THEN I decided I'd rather be a biologist.
I would love to get a soil science masters, but by now I know so much about my specific field that I give presentations to my professional community about stuff grad students would be learning - so it's almost a "moo point" (nod to Joey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLwYpSCrlHU).