Done it before... can I do it again?
1 month ago
I only miss New York when I am breathing. So, I think before my life is over I should return for a while.
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How to live in NYC
It made me
Stressed
 "NYC is too expensive!"
How I did it: I got into Columbia for graduate school and moved into housing. Then I proceeded to spend all of my money on rent, school, books, and groceries. I went to the parks a lot (I have a dog). Lessons & tips: For me the bottom line is the city is too expensive. I walk everywhere, make nearly all of my meals at home, go out once every two weeks or so, live in a tiny old apartment with mice, and the weather is harsh, cold wet winters and hot muggy summers, fall and spring seem to only last a week each. The amount I am paying to live like this is just crazy. With all the money I have spent this year on just getting by in NYC, I could have bought a house. |
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It made me 
How I did it: i packed up all my stuff in my car one night and left, it was a very quick decision to go. but it was one that i had been working towards for a while. Read how I did it…
HannahhhElf is taking a well deserved break
It made me
fantastic
How I did it: Went for a months holiday and ended up meeting the best people ever got offered a fantastic job moved in with friends.. met an amazing girl she broke my heart i came home. nevertheless it was amazing..and i would do it all over right now if i had te funds! Read how I did it…
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Vanessa is feeling super talkative
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3 months ago
I wanna live in NYC!!
Just pick up and leave California one day, set up a bakery in NYC meet new people, new life style, just new stuff :]
loaysabatin love NY City
4 months ago
i love you new york i wish i can go ther and meet with 50cent
لؤي سباتين
american dreamin
5 months ago
I have crush on nyc since i was kid. I’ve never been there but somehow i know it’s my place. I m european so i have a problem with visa and work permitee. i’am currently thinking about au pair job or internship(still deciding what is better posibility)someone have a similar experience? i would love to hear some advices.
p.s. and All of you people that are americans and want to live there just move. and take a risk. if i can take that risk from other continent and without green card you can too :))
nyc i heart you. your girl is coming soon :) ..somehow i can feel it
I DID IT!!!
7 months ago
I finally live in NYC!!! Its a funny story, I came to New York in the spring to visit some friends, and wound up meeting the perfect guy…..and now we’re married! Six months ago, I never thought I would be married or living out one of my dreams. But Im soooo happy. And the city is soooo excited and the culture is amazing.
RenoReno is taking a day off of work.
...again.
10 months ago
I lived in NYC for 2 years. It ended badly because of a job. I moved back home to figure out what I’m going to do with my life. I have a plan to stay at home with parents, get out of debt, go back to school, become a nurse and move back in two years.
nispertun is on spring break!
So I moved...
11 months ago
About two weeks ago I got a nice little 2BR apartment in Washington Heights right along Riverside Park and I’m very happy with it. Well there’s a little problem with german cockroaches but my building manager is fantastically on top of things. I will say, however, that Manhattan is a lot more hectic and stressful than I had initially imagined. Even though I love it, once I’m no longer commuting back to NJ for school, I’m definitely going to move to one of the other boroughs. Queens is surprisingly nice in Astoria and Ridgewood and has a strong Romanian population there and the Bronx has some pretty parts, especially if you’re willing to move all the way out to City Island. I guess I just prefer a more laidback feel to life… although a year of excitement certainly won’t do me any harm.
plumdream is having an awesome summer
incredible experience
11 months ago
i lived there for all four years of college, and another year after that and it was the most amazing time of my life, hands down
TheFrenchImport les poissons les poissons hi hi hi onh onh onh :D
Sweet night in The City
12 months ago
Tonight we spent some time in the park. Picked up some food at Valentina, grabbed a blanket and a couple books. Cuddle up together it seemed like we could just lay there together and life would be nothing but perfect. Later on when we raised our heads, there were fireflies all around us and it felt like a Disney movie. I had never seen fireflies before. My lips are still smiling :) So in the city I am, and even though I am probably not fully enjoying everything that this city has to offer – well, hopefully I’ll learn how to do this in a city that has so much to offer and that is so overwhelmingly fantastic.
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starletsteph asks,
“Does anyone know the best way to pick up and move to NYC? Should you find a roommate? Or find someone you actually know there? Or just start from scratch by yourself?”
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