On Saturday, I'll be moving to the Arlington/DC area. If we've spoken in the last few months, you already know this. But if not, now you know.
I've been in Raleigh, NC my entire life (minus college at UNC/Chapel Hill and studying abroad in Italy for a summer). I'm one of the few people I know who were born here and are still living here. Raleigh is an awesome place to live.
I love the city, the people and being around three hours away from the beach and the mountains. I've been fortunate to meet and know some awesome people, watch a ton of UNC football and basketball games, see Raleigh's downtown greatly improve, go to some fun social media events, experiment with hyper-local news and work with some innovative companies.
I'll always love Raleigh, but after 26 years, it's time to move on.
3 Reasons I Am Moving
1) New Experiences
I'm really looking forward to doing a lot of new and cool things up there. Arlington is great. I'm really looking forward to getting involved in the social media scene up there, going to some cool events and exploring new places. Arlington is close enough to everything where I can easily get to a lot of bars, restaurants, sports stuff, etc. But also gives me some space, where I can afford to live in a decent size room with attached office in a great house.
2) New People
I love all the people I've met throughout the years in Raleigh. But I'm also excited to continue meeting new people, especially those who share my passion for social media + sports.
3) I Can Work Remotely
My current company, eWayDirect, is great when it comes to being flexible with how/where people work. While I've been working out of the Raleigh office for the past 10 months, the company is based in Connecticut, and most everyone I work with is up there. They're fine with people working remotely as long as the work gets done and is quality. I'm excited to continue working with them on our online community platform...some of the features we're implementing and metrics we can give brands would blow your mind if you saw them. Just ask me if you'd like to see/hear more.
If there's anyone you think I should connect with when I'm up there, please drop me a line here or at jpeck at hwy24 dot com and let me know. This month also marks my 4th year of blogging here. Thanks for sticking with me, and let me know if I can ever help you in any way.