6 weeks left in LA

Entry #1

I have about 6 weeks left in La La Land before I start my NYC adventure. For those of you reading this blog I am taking a test run of the Big Apple for 2 months. January and February 2011 I will live, explore, work, experience, enjoy, love, cry, learn, grow, be, take in life in New York City.

I have been in Los Angeles the past 9 years of my life. I may end up staying here for another few years, 10 years,, the rest of my life. However right now I find that hard to imagine. Hard to picture myself in 10 years living in Los Angeles. So in order to see if there is some other place out there for me, be it just a temporary stay or something long term, I am giving NYC a shot.

I have been to NYC numerous times in my life. I have climbed to the top of the Statue of Liberty with my father...then hurried quickly down due to a fear of being all the way up there. I have seen the Radio City Rocketts, even have a picture with one of them. I have seen Broadway shows, RENT, Cats, Miss Saigon and a few others. I remember as a kid going on a buying trip with my dad. I have gone to Ellis Island, hung out on a roof top building on the east side, attended a wedding in Brooklyn, strolled through Central Park, been to Ground Zero, explored the village with the World Trade Centers as my landmark guide, worked there for two 2 week stretches.

I have visited but have not lived in NYC. I think I want to try. I think I want to try living in the city that never sleeps. The city where there is theatre, where there are seasons, where dreams are made of. I think I want to find love there. I think I want to try and find my career path there. I think of a lot of possibilities that NYC could hold in store for me.

Back to LA for a moment. Well this has been my first big city. In the last 9 years I have grown so much. I have learned so much. I have made so many wonderful friends. I have created a family here. I have many great memories. A few sad ones too. I have gone up and down. I have been employed and have been unemployed. I have come into my own here in this crazy city. For sure it is a love/like/not like/hate relationship with this city.
I love going to Runyon Canyon and hiking up there.
I love the fact that a few of my best friends in the world are right here in this city.
I love my apartment.
And there are so many other things I love.
Not thrilled about the fakeness that we sometimes experience in this city, due in part to the entertainment industry having such a hold over this city.
I am not a fan of being almost 3,000 miles away from my parents and the home I grew up in.
I miss the seasons...at least the change of season...the 4 seasons of Vermont. I miss the fall, the colors of the leaves, the coolness in the air.


Ok so looking ahead. I depart Los Angeles on December 21, 2010. On that day I leave LA behind for just over 2 months to experience a new perspective on my life.

I am not sure what this adventure has in store for me but I have to have faith that whatever happens will be. I am putting my desire out into the universe and seeing where it takes me.

I had the idea today to start a blog about this adventure today. So come along with me on this adventure. I hope to share my experiences with you all.