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25 Mar 2013

50 Most Influential People In Seattle Right Now

photo cred | Seattle PI

I feel so fortunate to have been raised in a city that thrives on culture and creativity. When I look back on all of the people that I have met within the Seattle area or the people that I would like to meet, I am amazed at the diversity in personalities and talents. As a young adult, it’s inspiring to have these kind of role models living in your neighborhood. Seattle Met Magazine recently compiled their list of the 50 Most Influential People In Seattle Right Now and among the list are restaurant and bar owner Linda Derschang (pictured above,) Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Chris Hansen, Russell Wilson and many others.

27 Nov 2012

American Hipster

Created by three Seattle natives, American Hipster is a web series that tells the story of how hipsters are living in this nation in the most hipster cities including (hi. home.) Seattle, Philly, San Francisco, New York and several others. Each episode focuses on a different aspect of the hipster culture and the ones on Seattle could not speak more truly about this wonderful city.

I went to a private school that just happened to be in a very hipster neighborhood so, over the last four years, I heard some backlash naturally. Let me just tell you that I’ve never loved a city more. I’ve never enjoyed living in a neighborhood more than I did in this one. The neighborhood didn’t help me figure out what my passions were. I did that back in high school bro. This neighborhood helped my passions explode – in everything that I did, all over the sidewalks, in every club and event that I participated in, and most definitely on Yow Yow! If you are starting on your journey to a private school (no matter your age) and you’ve checked out things like this Schoolguide’s blog post on private schools, as well as researched the neighborhood it’s going to be in, then you are certainly going to be going on a journey of self-discovery like I was. It just takes some getting used to. No matter what anyone says, a private school is not just for posh and well-off people, there are multiple positives to attending one.

Watching former One Reel employee Kayte Olsufka invite viewers into her Bumbershoot experience was tough. After all, that was the career that I always wanted for myself. It is the best reflection of what Bumbershoot means to me though and what it means to the attendees that continue to show up to the music and arts festival year after year. My favorite segments are below:

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Bumbershoot Attendee since 2006

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Linda’s and Oddfellows are two of my favorite Capitol Hill spots.

To watch the entire American Hipster series, click here.

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