Moving to New York City

Having previously blogged while studying abroad in Japan, I never found a good topic to blog on again. After years of mostly living on suburban Long Island, I finally moved to New York City. It is my hope to show New York City through my eyes in this blog, that I have faith will be at least as successful as my Japan blog.

Now, moving to NYC at the break of winter was more of an adjustment than I expected. The first thing I quickly realized that when you live in an area where you can get anywhere by car (Long Island), you never have to deal with the weather. In NYC, you generally use public transportation, specifically the subway. The subway tends to be really hot, which is a real pain when its really cold outside. It also means that my immune system was stretched like never before. Moving to NY I thought I would take advantage of everything the city has to offer, but now find myself getting home as soon as I can to avoid getting a cold and risk getting sick.

The other thing I quickly realized about the city is that its loud, even inside the apartment there is some background noise, day and night. It was amazing for me to come back to Long Island and realize how quiet its here. Large space in an apartment is a luxury, the water in the shower never seems to be hot enough. Traffic is a real pain in the ass.

I don't regret making the move, but this will take more work than I thought.