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My favorite perks of small-town living

  • February 22, 2020
  • Bellefonte / Community / Local Roundups / Small Town Living

I’ve been a small-town girl my whole life. And while I’ve toyed with the idea in the past of living in a city (to at least give it a try),…

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Being a tourist in your own community

It’s funny having a blog like Life Disconnected sometimes, and being able to look back on what you’ve written — and to see how much your perspective on things has…

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The biggest adventure yet: Owning a home

How is it possible that I haven’t blogged since FEBRUARY? I had such high hopes for Life Disconnected this year … I was really going to focus on the blog…

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Hiking Mount Nittany in State College, Pa.

This summer has been slow for us, hiking wise. It turns out picking up your whole life, moving to another city and starting a business and a master’s degree all…

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Why we love a dive bar in the middle of nowhere

When I told Sean that I wanted to go on an adventure on Friday, the adventure we went on wasn’t really what I had in mind. Since we didn’t have…

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Five reasons why you should try living in a small town

This post originally appeared here. Whether you call it Jimmy Stewart’s hometown, the Christmas Tree Capital of the World, or just by it’s name — Indiana, Pa. — it’s a…

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