NOLA
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I have officially moved to New Orleans and I am teaching at the University of New Orleans. Now that things settled a little, I decided to pick up blogging again. Because this is a new city for me, I will blog both about Philosophy and about places I visit and appreciate in the city. Maybe this can serve others who have similar inclinations and are visiting. There are some peculiarities though, that have to do with my personal preferences, so the choice of places featured is not an attempt to give any general view of this city, but a personal choice based on the things that I like to do, which may not match the preferences of the reader.
For your information then, and so that you can ponder if it is worth following me and my blog posts, here are the things I love to do and will post about:
Coffee Shops - I am an academic and a writer and cafes are my number 1 favorite spot in any city. New Orleans has a great number of cafes and as I explore them I will post about them here.
Film - I love film, and there are two theaters here that are excellent and that I go to weekly: The Broad Theater and the Prytania, especially the Prytania Uptown, I love going there for the Sunday morning film, which is my church. There are also a few great film festivals and film societies. So anything film related that I attend I will post.
Music - Of course, music, although I hardly drink (which is almost blasphemy in this city) I love New Orleans music and music in general and there is so much here to explore. I am always on the lookout for slightly off the radar events and especially day time and free performances, but occasionally a bar is also the venue, so I may talk about bars from time to time, but it won’t be the main topic of this blog.
Art - New Orleans is a vibrant city with a great art scene. I recently visited NOMA, the New Orleans Museum of Art and loved it. They also have a sculpture garden and I am waiting for the temperature to drop to see that. The Contemporary Arts Center is also on my to do and then I will start exploring small galleries and other art events. I will report back. If you have any tips, please let me know.
Food - This is a touchy subject because I am a vegetarian and aspiring vegan, so not your typical New Orleans cuisine. I do have some interesting thoughts about how vegans do not shun traditional cuisine, but that's for another time. That being said, I will sometimes post about vegan options in the city as I come across them for those of you interested in a similar type of food.
All in all and summing up, drinking and eating are not my main focus, and these activities are very important both for residents and visitors in this city. But since they are such mainstream preferences I think you should be able to find information about these easily. My posts will be highly personal and not representative of the “general will” of the city so to speak. Follow at your own risk.