No one tells you how hard the big apple is. Well, maybe they do.
About four months ago, I made the transition from beautiful blue-skied Colorado to the hustling bustling NYC. When I first arrived, a feeling of excitement filled the air, I had that new puppy-wide-eyed love for a city that, at my longest, had only spent four consecutive days in. Arriving at my apartment is when things began to go down hill. Shortly after entering the lobby and realizing none of my shipped boxes were there, panic overtook my excitement. Yup, you guessed it, I had shipped all of my boxes to the wrong apartment. Now here’s the thing about NYC, nothing is easy. It is not a city for the weak, you have to love where you are or get eaten alive. How would I get my boxes? Who was going to help me? I haven’t worked out in months, will I even be able to carry them!!? The daunting day turned into night and fast forward a week, I had somehow managed to get all of my boxes, move into my apartment, and start my very first “real-life” job.
It’s been four months since I moved to NYC and I can tell you that it’s one of the greatest places in the world. There is no shortage of excitement, food, culture, and/or people. But I want to be honest, because I feel as though there truly isn’t enough of it these days with social media pressures weighing down on all of us. NYC is HARD AF. No better way to put it. Everything you could imagine is just more difficult there. From groceries and laundry to working out and meeting people. That’s why everyone tells you that you either love it or you hate it. Maybe a little bit of both. I have days where I couldn’t even imagine being somewhere other than Central Park reading a book, or night where I meet the most unlikely of people who end up teaching me more than I could ever hope, and days where I am crying… no sobbing, openly in the streets and no one turns a head. Lonely days.
Either way, deciding for yourself is the best advice I could give you. NYC is worth exploring and if you can handle the toughness, it’s one of the greatest cities in the world to excel in. I hope this blurb gives you a little insight into the nitty gritty of the city that never sleeps, and a little insight to where I am. Thanks for keeping up.
-Syd