Thursday, December 20, 2012
Reasons Why Brooklyn Is the Best Place Ever and We Love It
Posted by Kristin Iversen on Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 12:50 PM
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People Still Chase After Their Dreams
Remember when you were a kid and you were pretty sure that when you grew up you'd be some combination of prima ballerina/lawyer/veterinarian? I couldn't have been the only one who felt that way, right? Well, maybe those kinds of hyphenated professional existences don't really translate to actual adult life, but every time I walk into Gorilla Coffee and see everyone hard at work on their first novel, I get re-inspired. It's like nobody was ever told that their dreams were impractical, that they need to lower their expectations. Sure, a lot of credit card debt might be involved, but even so, people are chasing after what they really want in life. Is everyone going to succeed? Fuck, no. But they won't regret having tried.
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About The Author
Kristin Iversen
Kristin Iversen is the Managing Editor at Brooklyn Magazine and the L Magazine. She has been described as "a hipster buzzword made flesh." This seems pretty accurate.
