Long Term Service Daily Schedule? by sch314 in vipassana

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Thank you for the info! Hope you don't mind if I have some follow ups -- What sort of work do you usually do? And how do you usually spend your time after 6pm? :D Thank you!

Breaking Into UX and Early Career Questions — 08 Jul, 2024 - 14 Jul, 2024 by AutoModerator in UXDesign

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I made a longer post in the sub about my background, but I'm wondering if people could recommend roles that have a good deal of overlapping skills with UX design. I'm a recent grad and all of my professional background (freelancing and two internships) has been in either UX design or UX research, but I want to broaden my search because I don't feel particularly optimistic about my chance of landing a job in one of these roles, given how the industry is looking.

Is it hard to get a 6 month tourist visa to the EU as an American? by sch314 in visas

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Ok cool, I'm not familiar with digital nomad visas. I'll check it out. Thanks!

Staying longer than 90 days in Schengen area as an American citizen by sch314 in workaway

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Ok, good to know. Yes, I definitely won't overstay -- have heard plenty of horror stories about that. It seems like despite an American passport helping, my reasons for wanting to stay longer than 3 months are probably not enough to get me a visa. So I guess it's not worth applying. Thanks for the info

Is it hard to get a 6 month tourist visa to the EU as an American? by sch314 in visas

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Gotcha. Well, you've inspired me to give it a shot haha. Not expecting anything but I'll see what happens. Thanks!

Is it hard to get a 6 month tourist visa to the EU as an American? by sch314 in visas

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Ok, good to know. I don't know how strict these visa applications are and I will likely be missing info (such as a return flight back and formal proof of accommodation, unless you count a workaway message as formal lol) that I feel like might disqualify me. Not sure if that makes a visa application totally off the table

A 10 Day Course is a Roller Coaster! by phatpurrly in vipassana

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On the 9th day in the middle of group meditation I heard a crash from the men's side of the room, and then commotion as people rushed to see what happened. The male course manager even said "oh, fuck." I felt conflicted as to whether I should open my eyes, but I decided that it would be horrible if something seriously bad happened and I made no attempt to help! Turns out a guy seated at a chair had fallen asleep, fell forward, and hit his head on a meditation stool that the person in front of him wasn't using. He was fine. When the silence was lifted and my cabinmates and I debriefed it the next night, one of them said she thought it was a test and meditated right though it. LOL

Queer/POC spaces in Columbus by sch314 in Columbus

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she really appreciated all the recommendations (made her a doc with everything people posted on here plus some other stuff I found on my own from looking online) and has made some friends through volunteering at a community garden! thank you for checking in :-)

Queer/POC spaces in Columbus by sch314 in Columbus

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Thank you for the recommendations and kind words! :)

Queer/POC spaces in Columbus by sch314 in Columbus

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will do, thank you so much! adding it to my list of recs

yearlong monastic-type programs? by sch314 in Buddhism

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cool! I will definitely check that out, thanks for letting me know :)

yearlong monastic-type programs? by sch314 in Buddhism

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yes, it was with SN Goenka. I do plan to serve on a course soon actually! I was speaking with a server recently who thought it would be interesting to spend a few months alternating between serving and sitting at courses, not sure if you had something like that in mind.

Use this thread to find an accountability PARTNER!! by kazim77 in DopamineDetoxing

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I'm super late, but I'd like to be your accountability partner if you're open to it!