When I get asked whether I like cities or the countryside I am often unable to answer the question. When I’m in a remote place I love the simplicity of life, closeness to nature and peacefulness and I don’t really long for city life at all. But when I’m in a city that I like, I love the hustle bustle, the myriad of things to do and access to whatever I might want at that moment and I don’t usually crave the countryside.
One of those cities that I love is New York. Spending some time living there is on my to do list and on July 22nd I will be making the move from rural Nicaragua into the chaos and wonderfulness (is that a word?) of the Big Apple.
I was sort of sitting on the fence about the move but then my friend has offered me her apartment in Manhattan for free while she heads home to Ireland for a couple of weeks. Score! This will give me time to look for an apartment, sort myself out and soak up city life while being able to escape to my own space.
The plan is to spend July 22nd until the first or second week in August in NYC before heading home to Southern Ontario for two or three weeks. My aunt and parent’s friends are visiting from Scotland so it’s perfect timing and I’ll be heading out with them on a houseboat for a week while I’m there. Spendig time with my family seems to be something that is gaining in importance for me so it will be great to have a week with them away from the usual daily grind of my hometown.
Then I’m hoping to head to Boston for the weekend at the end of August and back to NYC to (hopefully) move into a sublet for a month or two and really blow my budget to smithereens. I’m hoping to get a lot of website work done, host a few people with Couchsurfing, have a few friends and family members visit, maybe take some art or music lessons.
So! If any New Yorkers want to meet up and show me what their city has to offer I would love it so get in touch. Or if anyone is, like me, passing through and wants to head out for a drink , drop me a line. Same goes for Niagara/Toronto in August or Boston at the end of August.
Might see you then!
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