This Is The Introductory Post That All Blogs Need To Have

I’m not sure when I knew that I had to leave New York City. Was it the hundredth time I ran up the stairs to the subway, only to see the doors close before me? Was it the general stench that permeates the city (or the places therein that I could afford to go to) as soon as the temperature reaches 75 degrees? Perhaps it just never felt right enough, like a jacket that looks nice when you first put it on, but is soon revealed to be a straitjacket as soon as you try to move your arms. Whatever the reason, when I signed the lease on my apartment in June 2012, I knew that I would be leaving within the year.

So I decided to flee as far from New York as I could get. San Diego! About as far as you can get from NYC without leaving the continental United States! Palm trees and beautiful weather and people who smile, not rant, when they catch your eye! Highways instead of subways, In N Out instead of Shake Shack (look, that’s a big adjustment!)…I’m in the process of flipping my life around completely.

Over the coming months, I’ll be documenting* my attempts to get a new job, make new friends, and get to know my new city. I will hopefully inspire you, Gentle Reader,** to make changes in your own life as well, whether it’s as risky as a cross-country move or as small as trying something new for lunch. And if I crash and burn, well, at least those blog entries will be funny!

 
*Documenting! For some reason, I think that makes me sound like a scientist. A scientist of life! 

**Attempt to make this blog sound like it was written in the 1800’s: unsuccessful