Girls and The City

A photo book of memories of half-a-decade spent in Austin, Texas

Mo' Lanee Sibyl, DPh, PhD
51 min readApr 28, 2017
Austin: I captioned this shot on one of my hikes along Lady Bird Lake near Downtown

This is a love story, simply put. And what’s a love story, if not something to be shared and retold? This is a story about my love for a city that used to be a part of my life until I moved away from it several weeks ago. I, indeed, count myself lucky and fortunate to have been one of its many residents. In this city, I fell in love and made friends with people that will remain a part of my current friendship circle.

This is also a story about two girls who fell deeply and madly in love… with a city. A city that has been everything to them and now that they no longer live in it, it’s all they could ever talk about. Like that awesome boyfriend (or girlfriend) you broke up with and can’t stop talking about. Austin played a significant role in my life, and therein I made a home and lifelong friendships with some phenomenal people. One of whom will be featured (a lot) in my story today, Poojee aka Pu.

Talking about Austin without Pu would be incomplete as you will get to see as you read along. I have known Pu for more than five years, and I love her so much. Not only because she gives me great food recommendations (hehe) but because she is just Pu. Despite being a vegetarian, she is the only vegetarian I know that has better taste in food than me. She is…

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Mo' Lanee Sibyl, DPh, PhD

I'm ME: replete with the mien of a bard, scholar, Argonaut, Jesus-lover, funfinder, bibliophile, Koreanophile, partner, and wanderer! Podcaster:www.mosibyl.com