Nine weeks later….
Can you believe it? I have been in New York City for only 9 weeks, and I feel like I’ve been here for 9 months. There is so much that has happened in my life, and the fact that I accomplished a new job, a new apartment, and basically, a new life, is something that I’m still in a daze over.
Life is finally starting to feel normal now, but I know it will be time before I feel like New York is my home. I have been caught up in all of the adjustments for the past few weeks that it finally started to sink in that I’m here to stay. This is not a bad thing at all. However, I did have a few moments last week where I felt very homesick. I couldn’t deny the fact that I had just moved away from my home of 26 years…..Indiana. Back in the Midwest, I have my family and my friends….people who have known me for who I am. Now, I’m living a life that is completely new to me!
This week though, I’ve started to take this factors and truly embrace them. I realized that I started experiencing all of these emotions, because I was scared. It was now completely in my power to create the kind of life that I wanted. I had been blessed the opportunity to support myself, in a city full of limitless possibilities. Now, it’s time to see what is out there! I am so thankful for the friends that I’ve made here. Besides the setback last week, this is the happiest I’ve felt in a long time.
I’ve started looking into some possibilities for music, language, and other opportunites to learn. There are so many things that I’ve wanted to do for a long time. Now I’m in the right city to do it!
My new neighborhood…Sheepshead Bay.
Manhattan Beach…just a walk away!
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