It's amazing! My favorite thing I did was either spending most of a day walking around the Met or just walking around Chelsea/Village/Etc. because you get to see such amazing buildings, hear a variety of accents, and see so much outside the tourist stuff. Have fun!
Glad to hear that you are doing well! I live right outside the city now, and go in every weekend or more. I am moving to the East Village in 26 days for school :D
I love the city. I love talking about the city. I will love living in the city. Everything about it is so... I dunno, earnest? Honest? Sharing streets and subways with people from every walk of life, hearing dozens of languages, neoclassical buildings beside postmodern ones, making small but meaningful friendship with bodega owners and coffee guys. The history everywhere, too, is just marvelous - whether you just stumble upon a historical site, or realize that somewhere you pass every day is really famous, it is just startling in the best way. And being in the middle of everything is so great, too -- being able to dash uptown for a concert, downtown for a reading, around the corner for coffee with friends. The mobility and freedom of the city, as opposed to the own-a-car-or-die mentality of the suburbs, is awesome.
Hee! Exactly! It's just an amazing place. I loved seeing how everyone interacted and just people watching. It's so different than where I am now, and I just felt this vibe everywhere that made me want to stay.
I can imagine missing it! I loved the buildings. My favorite thing to do, really, was just walk around with no specific destination & just hear all the accents, see the different cultures all together, and admire the amazing architecture. I hope your move goes well, hon!
I'm not gonna lie - every now and then, I'll be walking down the street and it'll hit me: I live in the greatest city in the world. I really do love it so much. There's so much to do, and such a variety of things and people and happenings.
and, yes, the rent is more expensive than most places, but people also tend to make more here, so it all evens (kind of) out. It helps to have roommates. :D
Hee! I don't blame you. I'd probably be the same way. I've been to places before that I enjoyed, and I'd probably even consider London on the 'I'd live there if I could' list, but something about NYC just hooked me and hasn't let go yet. To a point where I'm fighting the urge to browse employment sites and roommate wanted adverts, since I lost my confidence when it comes to job finding during my year of unemployment hell & I've never had a roommate etc. so it's sort of terrifying at the same time it's tempting. If that makes sense.
And, yeah, the rent is high, but I also know it changes depending on the area, which is a lot like here. We have some places where it's $1500/month+ for a small one bedroom, which is somewhat in that general low-end Manhattan realm, but, like you said, maybe things just pay more so it's manageable versus needing to have 2-3 jobs here if it's not a professional type to afford that sort of place.
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I love the city. I love talking about the city. I will love living in the city. Everything about it is so... I dunno, earnest? Honest? Sharing streets and subways with people from every walk of life, hearing dozens of languages, neoclassical buildings beside postmodern ones, making small but meaningful friendship with bodega owners and coffee guys. The history everywhere, too, is just marvelous - whether you just stumble upon a historical site, or realize that somewhere you pass every day is really famous, it is just startling in the best way. And being in the middle of everything is so great, too -- being able to dash uptown for a concert, downtown for a reading, around the corner for coffee with friends. The mobility and freedom of the city, as opposed to the own-a-car-or-die mentality of the suburbs, is awesome.
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and, yes, the rent is more expensive than most places, but people also tend to make more here, so it all evens (kind of) out. It helps to have roommates. :D
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And, yeah, the rent is high, but I also know it changes depending on the area, which is a lot like here. We have some places where it's $1500/month+ for a small one bedroom, which is somewhat in that general low-end Manhattan realm, but, like you said, maybe things just pay more so it's manageable versus needing to have 2-3 jobs here if it's not a professional type to afford that sort of place.
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