Friday, 30 January 2015

Entertainment Abroad

For all of you who didn't know this back in the US, Netflix isn't a thing in Australia and New Zealand. I know, the horror!  So over the past year and a half I've been forced to entertain myself in other ways instead of binge watching shows on Nextflix. 

I can still borrow e-books and audiobooks online from the Boulder Public Library which is pretty neat if you ask me. Also I listen to a lot podcasts when I'm walking places. (I generally do a lot more walking than home because I dont have a car and I live in places where everything I need is within a 20 minute walk.) 

A podcast I want to recommend is Serial. It's a spin off of This American Life (and if your not listening to This American Life you should be). Serial's first season is over but it was totally captivating. I would be excited for the new episode every week. It is a murder mystery and even though I'm not into mysteries I loved it. I can't wait for season two. If you already listened to it here are some funny charts related to it. 

Recently I found this web series called High Maintenance. I binged watched all the episodes in three days. It's weird and hilarious. The show follows a guy who delivers weed in New York City. Each short episodes focus on a different person who buys his weed. The characters are so weird and familiar. I totally recommend it if you have a short attention span because the episodes are only around 10 minutes.

A book I really enjoyed was This is Where I Leave You. I laughed out loud so many times while reading it. They recently turned it into a movie and my lady crush Tina Fey stars in it. The book is soooo much better though.

Do you have any recommendations for podcasts, books or web series? Seriously. I want recommendations.

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