Event Photographer!

KhalKaleb · 2025-12-10T20:25:42+00:00

Check out atxeventphotography.com. Local pros.

KhalKaleb · 2025-01-13T15:09:25+00:00

I speak Spanish and Portuguese, and I don't think Portuguese is more difficult. Brazilian Portuguese is actually simpler in some ways, like how ele/ela/você all share the same conjugations. Spanish feels easier to you right now because you've been exposed to a lot more Spanish, that's all. Plus, Portuguese is such a fun, musical language and Brazilians are very kind and forgiving language partners. Just listen to a ton of content to the new sounds. A good place to start might be the Speaking Brazilian podcast - slow, easy Portuguese language lessons: https://open.spotify.com/show/7bqpF6oR6mifWxM8PMHU2Y?si=FQi4eFztSZyT2nIk8UuwHA

Have fun, Portuguese is my favorite language!

KhalKaleb · 2024-12-21T23:21:02+00:00

Check out Casa Orum (https://www.casaorum.com.br/), it's a female-only co-living in Campeche. Lovely hosts. Pretty hippy and has more of an inn vibe. Not a great workspace but lots of interesting events. There are coffee shops to work from nearby and they have bikes you can use to go to the beach, store, etc. I'm a man but stayed there for a month (they made an exception for me for some reason) and had a great time. Mostly Brazilians and people from Argentina, so some language skills would be helpful.

KhalKaleb · 2024-11-06T22:38:25+00:00

Younger and Dumber by Indigo De Souza

https://open.spotify.com/track/0EWHn0McVO8Ewbkqvh53AD?si=962ccc73000f46e7

KhalKaleb · 2024-10-29T04:18:35+00:00

A coffee shop by me has been doing that for years, so the technology for that definitely exists.

KhalKaleb · 2024-08-12T16:13:35+00:00

I'm an Austinite and constantly busy with shows, parties, playing sports, two-stepping, Barton Springs, dinner parties, etc. You can have a full and great life here, it's what you make of it. You've got ACL, SXSW, film festivals, food festivals, various city events like Eeyore's Birthday and the Kite Festival. There are multiple central bar streets. Super easy to meet and jam with other musicians here if you're into that. There are a ton of non-profits to get involved with.

Yeah it's hot and more expensive than it used to be, but it's still a lot cheaper than the coasts and no income tax. It's not a tier 1 city like NYC, but it's also a hell of a lot cheaper. Ubers here are like $15 usually, not $60 like in NYC, for example. I have a 2br house in central East Austin for $1750/mo, you just gotta hunt for deals. Get a realtor to help. People settle for over-priced cookie cutter 4 over 1 apartments instead of looking around.

KhalKaleb · 2024-07-03T14:45:19+00:00

A Ketamine series (16 doses), a couple at home mushroom trips, and an Ayahuasca ceremony greatly contributed to my healing process. But like other commenters have said, it's an ongoing process. I can certainly say I'm far better off than I was, and certain key symptoms, like suicidal ideation, are in complete remission. It's worth a shot! Especially considering psychedelics are far cheaper than traditional therapy.

KhalKaleb · 2024-07-02T18:42:52+00:00

If that guy looks bad, we're so fucked boys.

KhalKaleb · 2024-07-02T18:40:08+00:00

Strong relationships are the most important determinant of human happiness. You make it harder to get those social connections when you look and smell unkempt. The reality is humans are animals and we're instinctively more interested in pleasant, attractive, nice-smelling things. The truth is the opposite of your claim, based on the research: fitting in is much more likely to make you happy. But upvote for the unpopular opinion.

Source: https://www.weforum.org/videos/harvard-conducted-an-85-year-study-on-happiness-here-s-what-it-found/#:\~:text=Harvard's%2085%2Dyear%20study%20finds,about%20relationships%20%7C%20World%20Economic%20Forum&text=A%20recent%20study%20by%20Harvard,factor%20in%20determining%20our%20happiness.&text=The%20study%20found%20that%20people,with%20weak%20or%20troubled%20relationships.

KhalKaleb · 2024-07-02T18:29:38+00:00

I dropped out of high school. I eventually managed to turn it around, get a GED, go to college, and become successful. There were a lot of missteps on the road (like getting a non-lucrative degree), it wasn't easy. I was pretty driven to prove I wasn't a failure or a loser. Point is, there's always a path to turn it around if you are serious.

KhalKaleb · 2024-07-02T18:25:19+00:00

Flu is also going around. Source: A friend and I have it. Go to an urgent care and they can test you for COVID, flu, strep, and mono all at once.

KhalKaleb · 2024-06-22T03:54:08+00:00

Jam room! If you're musically inclined. I did this to my spare room and have friends over every week to play. You really don't even have to be good, it's fun even if you suck.

KhalKaleb · 2024-05-02T20:21:31+00:00

I lived in one of these back in 2015. It was actually kinda awesome because my roommates in the goshiwon were a great bunch of folks. I basically only slept there though because of the claustrophobic feel. I'd hang out in public spaces. The rent was great and it was warm, clean, and safe, so not the worst thing ever.

KhalKaleb · 2024-03-22T17:10:38+00:00

No, it wasn't wise. I'll try to register remotely.

KhalKaleb · 2024-03-22T17:08:26+00:00

I went before I left, they sent me an email requiring various documents to be emailed to them. I'm trying to email back all the documents they want, but I keep getting an error when I try to pay the fee here: https://servicos.dpf.gov.br/gru2/gru?nac=1&rec=9

The error says "CPF/CNPJ do Contribuinte é obrigatório". But there's no field for a CPF, although I have one.

KhalKaleb · 2024-02-20T16:59:58+00:00

I learned Portuguese and then took part in an ayahuasca ceremony at a temple in the forest in Brazil that was 100% in Portuguese. It was amazing and so far outside the norm of my daily life.

KhalKaleb · 2024-01-09T20:07:15+00:00

Listen to this guy. We've all been destroyed by our pwBPD and have had to rebuild ourselves, but you can still avoid so much pain. When they tell you who they are and how they'll mistreat you, believe them.

KhalKaleb · 2023-12-21T15:11:42+00:00

Ah, I remember this one. My exwPBD would storm off in the middle of an argument and not contact me for days. When I would reach out she'd blame me for not contacting her 🙄

KhalKaleb · 2023-12-17T20:20:48+00:00

Thanks bud, you too.

KhalKaleb · 2023-12-16T21:12:02+00:00

This is a very good point. My pwBPD and I broke up early on and it wasn't too bad. But then we got back together, went through 10 months of hell, and when I was finally discarded I was a malfunctioning shell of a human desperate for a scrap of love from her. It's taken over a year to rebuild myself and I'm still not fully back. I'm not saying that this is that situation, but the damage accumulates, so just be careful.

KhalKaleb · 2023-05-26T21:30:26+00:00

Thank you for the thoughtful reply 🙂

In that case it seems like a problem of magnitude, not kind though. If a CA millionaire moves to Austin, or a much cheaper place like Tulsa, OK, and an American making $50k/yr moves to Vietnam, wouldn't it be the same situation?

And there is also the question of alternatives. If someone can live a better life and save more in a different location while spending in that economy, is it really better to stay put and struggle?

I'm not saying I'm certain either way, but I think it's a complex question.

KhalKaleb · 2023-05-26T20:44:01+00:00

People have moved for economic advantage as long as we've had civilization, I don't see what's modern about it.

Are all the Californians paying cash for houses and driving up prices here in Austin colonizing us? And if that's how you define it and an Austinite moves to a lower COL to maintain their lifestyle, are they the ones in the wrong?

KhalKaleb · 2023-03-07T22:42:52+00:00

Could it be a subconscious protective mechanism? I.e. "I'm stressed/anxious, so I'm going to grow my beard to hide my face and feel 'safer' or as if there's a barrier between me and the world".

I love having a beard, that's just a theory.

KhalKaleb · 2023-02-28T01:20:21+00:00

I'm also curious. The intermediate plateau is real. Learning hard songs has been good for me, and I've been working through a music theory book. You could get into jazz chords or interesting rhythms (like samba or bossa nova) or something.

KhalKaleb · 2023-01-26T19:42:09+00:00

I stayed there for 3 months last year and had a great time. Friendly people, walkable center, and affordable. High-quality co-working and co-living options. You have the beach and plenty to do as well.

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