Hazaah I made it!
My bag was overweight, as predicted, but the nice AC man let me go through without paying..woohoo! I had to go through customs in Toronto and BARELY made my flight to laguardia, but I caught it and my bags even made it too. But, I have a feeling the toronto customs man was supposed to give me a paper that he didn't, so we will see what the immigration peeps say tomorrow at my meeting thinger.
I am staying with a friend of a stranger in the GHETTO of northern Manhattan. I just don't feel safe at all here even though this girl jackii seems to like it just fine. Also, she is a messy, dirty person lol. There is cat hair EVERYWHERE, and the bathroom looks like it has never been cleaned ever. I didn't even want to take a shower because I thought I would be less clean getting in there than just not bathing. But I bit the bullet and showered. I just don't think I can stay here/want to stay here too much longer. Looking into vacation rentals right now for the weekend, but just the weekend becauseee...I'm going to see a place tonight that has a sept.4th move it date. So, here's hoping it's not a shit hole. The vacation rental is pretty reasonably priced though, so if we have to stay there a bit longer than expected that's ok too. Hopefully by later tonight I will have a better idea of what's going on.
Today though, I met up with Allison, a girl from my class and we went out for lunch at an itlian place in my area. It was delish and nice to talk to someone who knows a bit more of what's going on with school and stuff. She snagged a place closer to campus and I am jealous. She can only stay there until December though, so I do not envy her moving in the winter. Tomorrow I have my immigrant meeting thing, as well as some other errands to run while I am in that part of town (ie getting a cell phone and my NYU ID) and then Thursday I have my Journalism orientation all day. Hopefully tomorrow too I will be leaving this apartment and going to my vacation rental if all works out. Fingers Crossed!
Title Track: The Wombats
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
Moving to New York
Adventures Ahoy pt 2 here we go! It is 10 days and counting until I take the leap into the wild unknown of NYC. Why am I doing this again? I have no idea. So much uncertainty is certainly not a great thing at this juncture.
I wish everything was free, and then I'd know I was making the right decision by leaving. I think also the fact that I have no stable housing situation is adding to my stress and feelings of not wanting to go at the moment. I know, well I hope, this will be for the best and will result in me having a career in something that I love, that will also pay the bills (and student loans).
So I guess this blog will now shift from European adventures of craziness while I was supposed to be in school learning things to actually being in school and learning things in NYC. Probably won't be as funny, but I will have a higher IQ and less alcohol related body/property damage this time around.
I have a roommate already, just no place. His name is Victor, he is originally from Bulgaria, and my dad is convinced he is a vampire. Sounds like a good piece of teenage fiction, no? He seems nice enough, and promised to bake me bread. To appease my mother, I will however be getting locks for my door. I will be staying with a semi-family friend for the first few days and have already talked to several of my classmates, all of whom seem super nice and willing to help anyway they can. Fingers crossed for another group of wonderful people, koper style. Though unlikely, it would be nice.
Going away party tonight should be a good time, though I will be sad to say "so long" to all of my wonderful friends who I have grown to love too much. Sometimes I can't even believe how lucky I've been to be surrounded by such a large group of wonderful (most of the time) people, both here and all over. Can't you all just come with me? no? fine.
Title Track: The Wombats
I wish everything was free, and then I'd know I was making the right decision by leaving. I think also the fact that I have no stable housing situation is adding to my stress and feelings of not wanting to go at the moment. I know, well I hope, this will be for the best and will result in me having a career in something that I love, that will also pay the bills (and student loans).
So I guess this blog will now shift from European adventures of craziness while I was supposed to be in school learning things to actually being in school and learning things in NYC. Probably won't be as funny, but I will have a higher IQ and less alcohol related body/property damage this time around.
I have a roommate already, just no place. His name is Victor, he is originally from Bulgaria, and my dad is convinced he is a vampire. Sounds like a good piece of teenage fiction, no? He seems nice enough, and promised to bake me bread. To appease my mother, I will however be getting locks for my door. I will be staying with a semi-family friend for the first few days and have already talked to several of my classmates, all of whom seem super nice and willing to help anyway they can. Fingers crossed for another group of wonderful people, koper style. Though unlikely, it would be nice.
Going away party tonight should be a good time, though I will be sad to say "so long" to all of my wonderful friends who I have grown to love too much. Sometimes I can't even believe how lucky I've been to be surrounded by such a large group of wonderful (most of the time) people, both here and all over. Can't you all just come with me? no? fine.
Title Track: The Wombats
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