{"id":965,"date":"2014-09-29T16:36:58","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T23:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teebiss.com\/blog\/?p=965"},"modified":"2014-09-29T16:36:58","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T23:36:58","slug":"reflections-on-one-year-in-reno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teebiss.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/29\/reflections-on-one-year-in-reno\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on one year in Reno"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I moved to Reno one year ago, in early September 2013.  And one year later, here I am still.<\/p>\n<p>It takes awhile to know your way around a new place.  And it took me a bit longer, since I was only here part time for the first 9 months.  But now I&#8217;m getting to know Reno and Sparks, but mostly Reno.  My apartment was in Northwest Reno and the house that I&#8217;m renting is also in Northwest Reno, so I know that area the best.  I liked it well enough to look for houses to rent around there.<\/p>\n<p>My summer was mostly spent fly fishing!  I think I&#8217;ve fly fished more this year than I have in the last 10 years combined.  As soon as the days and water temperatures were warm enough (about early June) I went fishing almost every day after work and again on the weekends.  Northwest Reno is very close to some great fishing spots, and I took advantage of the high summer daylight hours, some evenings I was still in the water at 9pm.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve found that Reno has everything that I need and, from my perspective, everything the Bay Area has.  Not once in the last year have I thought, &#8220;I wish I still lived in the Bay Area so I could do X.&#8221;  In many ways, life is much better up here&#8211;at least for me.  It&#8217;s less crowded, it&#8217;s cheaper all around, and the mountains that I love so much are just minutes away.<\/p>\n<p>The new house I&#8217;m renting is cute (yes, it&#8217;s small).  Only about 1200 sq ft.  But the hardwood floors throughout and the 10 foot high ceilings and large back yard really make the living space seem much bigger.  It&#8217;s only 100 sq ft bigger than the apartment that I was renting.  But there&#8217;s no comparison, living in an apt vs a house.  This house is sooooooooooo quiet!  When I&#8217;m falling asleep at night I never hear the noise from cars on the street or my neighbors yelling.  I love my rental.  I would buy it if I could.<\/p>\n<p>I just finished up 3 months at my new job, and things are going great.  My employer has no complaints and treats me like an adult.  What a huge difference from my last job!  Working for Charter Media as a Video Technician is my dream job.  It&#8217;s a little bit of everything I&#8217;ve done before, and I get to put my knowledge experience and talents to good use here.  I feel useful.  I feel needed.  And I feel appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve said it before, and this time I REALLY mean it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m living my dreams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I moved to Reno one year ago, in early September 2013. And one year later, here I am still. It takes awhile to know your way around a new place. And it took me a bit longer, since I was only here part time for the first 9 months. 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