How I did it: I just realized all the things that were positive about the situation... and allowed myself to fall deeply in love again. Read how I did it…
How I did it: Got tickets for amtrak. Took a vacation. Visited my friends. Flew out of NYC, and had $250 tickets. Flew into San Francisco and bummed around for a few days, visited long beach, etc. And then took the public transportation to the Amtrak terminal. Took the day-long railroad, and saw the West like I"d never ever seen it before. It was beautiful. Flew home, and had a camera full of used film, and some new smile lines creasing my cheeks. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I looked for apartments in the newspaper (no luck) and craigslist (full of scammers! no luck) and finally walked around a neighborhood I heard was reasonably priced in Manhattan. I applied to go to school again, got in (all that before the move) and had a general "plan of action" and about $10,000 saved between me & my partner. You seriously need at least $4,500 to get into an apartment at all here, plus a little bit of extra to help … Read how I did it…
