Plunged in the Heart-Land: Recent Episodes
Alex
Help for Californians looking to move to the Midwest heartland, although transplants from any big city seeking to relocate to a small town, country farmland area, or even a move to a big city in the Midwest will benefit from this podcast full of humorous stories, comedic anecdotes, and seriously useful advice.
Keep in mind that every state has different regions and every region has a different feel. This episode covers what to keep in mind before you either embrace or reject a state on hearsay.
Write me (Alex) with questions, comments, anecdotes, advice, or angry critiques at plungedintheheartland@yahoo.com
America's heartland is officially composed of 20 States, 12 of these are considered Midwest states. I'll bet you don't know which ones they are, do you? Well, don't worry. Most people living in the heartland couldn't name them either. Check out this episode for a full list, and why (or why not) they're so great. Also included are the top five states to live in as far as the Midwest goes. And yes, my Missouri is one of them!
Write me (Alex) with questions, comments, anecdotes, advice, or angry critiques at plungedintheheartland@yahoo.com
So what myths and stereotypes about the Midwest and America's heartland are true, and which ones are just a bunch of exaggerated BS? I'll be letting you know what I think on all 25 of these topics (actually there's only 24. I wrote one down twice. Oops)
Write me (Alex) with questions, comments, anecdotes, advice, or angry critiques at plungedintheheartland@yahoo.com
These are the seven trade-offs that you need to accept when you leave California for the Midwest. You lose something, you gain something. Trade the perfect year-round weather for experiencing all four seasons. Trade your duchey hipster friends for yahoo river rats. So on and so forth. You'll learn to love it! It all can work out in the end
Write me (Alex) with questions, comments, anecdotes, advice, or angry critiques at plungedintheheartland@yahoo.com
Five important points will be discussed that demonstrate why it's of the upmost importance to get yourself in the right state of mind before you move to the Midwest. I'll be discussing
1. How to overcome fears you may have in dealing with weather related events like tornadoes and flooding,
2. How to stop complaining about everything not being like California and learn to toughen up. Some amusing mind games, I like to think I invented, will be here in discussed .
3. Remember that crummy weather out in the heartland doesn't last forever and neither does great weather. Learn to get while the gettins good!
4. Learning to embrace the horror. How to face the worst the heartland can throw at you, waving your hat and howling like you're Slim Pickins straddling a nuclear bomb
I'll be discussing why it's important you take your decision to leave southern California very seriously, because once you leave you may find it difficult or nearly impossible to move back again. Housing prices could continue to rise. Can you really see yourself living the rest of your life in the Midwest without all of the things you've become accustomed to as a California marshmallow? Let us ponder that
Introducing you to my podcast and myself, a California transplant to the Midwest. I'll be letting you know what will be covered in upcoming episodes to help you in your decision to move to the Midwest and happily and successfully assimilate. I will be speaking on the 15 most important boxes to check before you uproot your life. Everything you need to know before you go