Big city
7 months ago
I want to leave this stupid small city and go to some biiiiigggg city ^^
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How I did it: Maybe not everyone would consider Baltimore a big city, but compared to cities in WV it is. It's so nice to be able to walk almost anywhere you need to go. I live 1/2 mile from where I work, about 1/3 mile from the grocery store, and about a mile from the bars, stores, and restaurants downtown. It helps keep you in shape to walk everywhere; I don't even own a car. |
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How I did it: My boyfriend and I packed up everything we owned, which pretty much consisted of a card table, computer, and some clothes, and drove from Columbus, OH to Atlanta, GA so Rich could start his new project management job. Moving out of my home town was a big deal for me. I expected it to be a lot more sad than it was, but I absolutely love it here and I don't miss Columbus a bit. Atlanta is warm, friendly, and full of interesting places to se… Read how I did it…
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How I did it: it took me a long time to be able to find the right time to move from my little hometown in wisconsin to the big city of chicago. also i had to have the funds, and definitely the mindset. everything just fell into place and i knew it was the right time for me to come here. i've only been here for a month, but already i love it and know that it will be awhile before i want to leave and try something new again. there is just too much to see… Read how I did it…
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part of the lights
8 months ago
I want to be part of the lights my whole life ive live in small cities i want to go somewere that i do not have to drive to i want to b apart of the lights!!!!!!!!!!
done this my whole life...
9 months ago
Lived in Toronto my whole life. Metropolitan area 5 million. Moving somewhere small scares me…Living in Ottawa (1 Million) for a few months wasn’t too bad though.
I’m gonna have to try out a smaller city though if I want to get anywhere with this job :S
I brace myself.
Accomplished-San Francisco
15 months ago
So between 2007 and 2008, I lived in the city of San Francisco. I’ve always lived in the suburbs through my childhood and into college. I think to some extent, big cities kind of intimidated me. But when I got the job offer in San Francisco, it was perfect.
A year later, I feel much more confident in my abilities to adapt and be successful. I’ve learned to adapt to life in the big city-ride public transit, walk through rough neighborhoods, do all my shopping via walking. I love that there is so much to do in a short proximity-I literally have everything that I need in my walking radius.
I enjoy living in SF a lot, and hope to come back here someday. It’s a good compromise of being close to home but still having a lot of opportunities. Living in SF has made me feel even more confident about visiting other cities and hopefully help me to be successful in another goal…visiting (maybe even someday living) in New York City!
soviette is feeling less productive back in the blackhole that is albuquerque
my current situation
17 months ago
Went from living in a city of like 700,000 to one of 200,000 and I hate it.
I’m dying to live in a big city, to at least try it out and for some good public transportation (I HATE driving)
Amanda Marek is planning.
Big City Life
17 months ago
I live in a SMALL town… The population sign reads “pop. 1106”.
Liveing in a big city like Houston is my dream. I am close to the ocean, but in a HUGE metropolitian area.
Untitled
17 months ago
I lived in Chicago for three years and HATED it! The weather, the traffic, the cost of living, ugh. Give me small town America any day please!
now I sleep in insistantly inconsistant
Wednesday
18 months ago
Went to a great place in Little Tokyo last night. Of what seems like a hundred sushi places packed into a few blocks, we ate at one of the only busy places that had a 40 min wait on a Tuesday night. It was wonderful. LA has this thing where they post a grade from the last health inspection on the front window. Its strange and makes it hard to want anything short of an A. While waiting we stumbled down a dead end alley hiding a beautiful temple. A curious rack with clothes hangers outside? Someday we will get up the guts to try the raw beef place that seemed so popular.
Medium productive day today. Morning on calls at home. Christian made me breakfast. Afternoon in the coffee shop. The walk is the best part. But I have a lot to do so I better stick to it.
now I sleep in insistantly inconsistant
Getting used to it all
18 months ago
Saturday – that feeling of walking through mud to get anything done. Plus it was muddy. what do these new people think of me, wait, who the hell am I anyways
Sunday – Brave! I walked up to a group of total strangers and asked to be part of their book club. I am proud of myself and excited. I have always wanted to be in a book club. Sad sad movie – butterfly and the diving bell. Very good. Ripped open some old wounds and I cried my heart out the whole time. Life is so fragile. Need to find a way to reconnect with those feelings of gratefulness and awe.
Monday – Longing for routine and avoiding work. Fixed up the new place. Looks great, starting to feel like home. Surrounded by art again.
Tuesday – Finally productive. These coffee shop guys must be getting sick of me and my abuse of their internet. Just a few more days before I am set up at home. Cell phone bills gonna be through the roof.
