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Riverside is what I think about the candy spot of San Antonio. I’m not too removed from downtown, have a candy view of the San Antonio River and luxuriate in all of the attraction of the South Aspect.
My group is all about artwork and music. Colourful murals, out of doors live shows and the artistic and eccentric individuals who dwell right here make Riverside an inspiring place to dwell. There’s even a free artwork gallery in my condominium constructing the place I can see the artwork that my neighbors make.
Working as a barista at Tandem has allowed me to fulfill lots of my neighbors, a few of whom I now name my buddies. I’ve gotten to know plenty of tremendous fascinating individuals by my job, like one common who brings a distinct canine together with him each time he stops by (I’ve counted about 9 canines thus far). He rescues and fosters canines till he’s capable of finding properties for them.
I’ve realized a lot about espresso from considered one of my coworkers, who additionally occurs to be my neighbor and is the good and most fascinating individual I do know. She is aware of a lot about music and is an artist in each sense of the phrase. She is at all times herself — which she shows by her outfits.
I additionally love having the ability to attend the reveals which can be placed on by the Echo Bridge Appreciation Society. Baldemar y Los Juanos, a band whose sound is a mixture of indie and corridos, was so stuffed with vitality and placed on an incredible efficiency just lately. The Echo Bridge reveals are often performed within the late afternoon, which makes for a shocking view and nice climate. Should you haven’t been to a live performance on the Echo Bridge, it’s one thing you’ll positively wish to expertise.
I share my dwelling with two extremely misbehaved cats, Jupiter and Pepper, which suggests my fastidiously curated condominium is at all times in disarray. I believe that my cats take pleasure in dwelling right here greater than I do as a result of the loft condominium appears like one huge cat tower for them.
That is the primary time I, as a 21-year-old lady from Dallas, have ever lived alone and I’m so glad that I discovered this unassuming, renovated warehouse to dwell in. It’s even higher that my college is just quarter-hour away and I by no means run into 5 o’clock visitors.
Though I didn’t develop up in San Antonio, I’ve lived right here for about 4 years and have liked each minute of it. The South Aspect is a extremely good spot with very candy individuals and superb tradition.
I like driving down the road and seeing big murals on the edges of buildings and other people promoting elotes from their carts. I particularly love that there’s a meals truck on nearly each avenue down right here, and I can get one of the best tacos wherever I flip. I’ve eaten at spots throughout San Antonio, however the meals down south is one thing that I can by no means get bored with.
There’s the 24-hour Mexican restaurant that hits the spot after a protracted night time at Cowboys Dance Corridor, a small restaurant down the road with one of the best birria I’ve ever tasted and a small Thai restaurant hidden in plain sight — simply to call a few my favourite spots with good meals and superb vibes. All these locations make the South Aspect, and that’s what I like about dwelling right here.
