"I started fantasizing about moving to New York when I visited the city at the age of 16. I fell in love with the buzz, the jagged skyline, and the passion that seemed to fill every New Yorker I met. In my teenage fantasies, I daydreamed about walking through Central Park, frequenting Broadway shows, and eating bagels whenever I wanted. So, when I was accepted into a publishing graduate program at New York University at the age of 22, I was overwhelmed with a sense of exhilaration. It felt like everything I wanted for my career was falling into place."
"When it was finally time to make my move from Atlanta to New York in 2017, I did everything I could to prepare. I painstakingly packed cardboard boxes to the brim with books and keepsakes, and I arranged for an Ikea bed to be delivered to my new StuyTown apartment on the exact day I arrived. I convinced my family to fly with me the two hours to the Big Apple so they could help me drag about five suitcases full of my entire world to my new home."
"To my 22-year-old self's relief, I discovered I was cut out for New York. I found I didn't miss driving at all as I wandered through NYC, learned not to buy a haircut from a stranger on the street, and made friends. After I graduated from NYU, I became a reporter at Business Insider. I even met my husband on a wintry night in Manhattan, and we're now the proud parents of our 3-year-old rescue dog, Rory."
Fantasized about New York from age 16 and pursued that dream by enrolling in a publishing graduate program at NYU at 22. Moved from Atlanta to New York in 2017, carefully packed belongings, and coordinated an Ikea bed delivery and family assistance for the move. Faced anxieties about fitting in, affording the city, transit, friendships, and job prospects, but adapted quickly. Learned to live without a car, navigated the city, made friends, graduated, and launched a journalism career at Business Insider. Met a spouse in Manhattan and now cares for a 3-year-old rescue dog named Rory.
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