the weekday city life

september 23, 2008

one of the biggest advantages of san francisco is its small size. you can just about walk to and from anywhere in the city (albeit as with all cities, it’s not advised to walk through certain areas), and of course if you don’t like to walk there is always the MUNI subway and buses. coming from michigan and LA, this is a luxury i have not had since living in korea.

during my first few months in the city when i was only taking classes, one of my favorite things to do was walking downtown and studying at coffee shops. i liked the fact that i could actually walk to places, i liked to people-watch (aka stalk), and i liked experiencing the different parts of town that i walked through. but since i started working, i haven’t studied much despite getting off at 5pm everyday, and have lost sight of the thing that i loved so much about SF in the beginning. i picked up some studying a couple weeks ago to keep myself fresh for the CFP exam in March of next year, but kept studying to my cube after work (with little studying success i might add).

i decided to venture out yesterday, get out of my office, and renew my love for walking around the city and people/city watching. the target venue was borders at union square… because a couple friends were already studying there… but also becasue there are lots of people to watch, union square’s night scenery is awesome, a comfortable walk home is within reach, and not to mention a relaxing atmosphere within borders to get stuff done. it was definitely a lot of fun, and i hope to make it a regular happening.

i told james i was taking advantage of living in the city by going out to study downtown and enjoying city life. to that, james replied, “going out to study at borders and coming home at 10:30pm is not enjoying city life.” so i replied, this is how i’m enjoying the weekday city life. true story…