Residents of New York City, I envy you.
I’m not going to drop the “Oh, you’re so lucky to live here!” line. I understand that for most of you, it’s not a matter of luck; it’s a matter of hustling and sacrifice and trade-offs.
In another life, New York City would be the place for me. One where a less risk-averse version of myself would make the leap, like one of my high school friends recently did (with success! Unfortunately we couldn’t meet up while we were in town). That might sound strange considering I made the choice to travel for six months, but moving abroad with no job prospects is a heck of a lot scarier in my book.
There are no words that adequately describe this city. I felt so overwhelmingly lucky to be there every minute, from deli-hopping in Brooklyn to sushi in the East Village, to strolling Astoria, Chinatown, and the mad buzz that is Times Square.
I will remember New York in snippets: BBQ. Shake Shack. Food carts. Dumpling festival. Karaoke. The Highline. Central Park, complete with strains of Kings of Leon (playing Global Citizen Festival) and a softball game that nearly devolved into a fight.
My work before were finding a building, apartments and condos from Manhattan New York. I am so really amazed of their establishments. I hope someday I will have a chance to visit NYC too!
I may be biased because I was born in NYC! There is something about New York which is different from any other city in the world. Although I moved to Los Angeles 42 years ago, I will always be from New York.
I guess when you live here, you sort of forget about how amazing and awful and aw-inspiring New York can be (and often all in the same day ;-)) I’m originally from a very small town on the Coast of Maine, so NYC was a big transition for me. There are so many things I love about the city, but also so many things I miss about small town life. I hope in the near future I’ll be able to find a balance between the two (or move to the suburbs at least).
NYC is one of my favorite cities ever! I have been actively looking for a teeny tiny investment property there. I love that town.
NY is crazy and full of energy. I don’t think I could ever live there but I love visiting!
Yeah, NYC is pretty awesome.
NYC is pretty special especially as a tourist. It’s overwhelming and there’s truly no other city like that in the world.
That said, living there is another story. I can’t say I enjoyed living there in 2012, because it was just too much energy after a while.
When you get home from work, you just want to unwind and it’s too hard with such a bustling city.. and all those annoying cabs with their brakes that desperately need to be changed.
That said, the shopping is PHENOMENAL.
I always love hearing about people’s experiences of New York. I live above the BBQ in the East Village and I think it’s absolutely disgusting. I also don’t get the draw of Shake Shack. On the other hand, I adore Central Park and all the public park and art spaces. And I’m glad you got to see some of the neighborhoods beyond midtown- they’re so fantastic.
I’m going for my 2nd visit in January! I can’t wait! EEE!