This was my second apartment in graduate school. I was in my mid to late 20’s and it was the early to mid aughts. It was the first time I really felt like a full adult. I was living by myself, going to school, working several part time jobs and dating. This was also the launching pad to my current successes. I got my first two internships in my field of study while I was living on 935 Pine Street. It was the first time that I felt that my life was finally being steered in the direction I wanted it to go, and that their was a plausible reality for me achieving my dreams.
San Francisco is where I got my first industry jobs, and met my future husband. Me choosing to move to and live in San Francisco directly led to me living and thriving in Austin, TX.