Beginning Life in New York

Today I arrived in New York. When I landed the woman siting next to me turned and asked "Do you live here?" I thought about it a sec, smiled and replied "Yes, as of this moment…, I do. It felt good.

I was picked up by a friend (No M60 bus for me this time!) and we fought traffic all the way to Harlem. So here I am - my adventure begins. I don't start my new job until Monday, but as of today I am a New Yorker and I must set about learning my new surroundings.

After we made it and settled in, we walked to the corner bodega, (The Hot Food Grill) and ordered a couple of sandwiches. My belly full, I walked to the grocery store with my friend and picked up some food for the next few days. Not even a full day yet and I can tell: Money is going to be tight.

To this point my adventure has produced few speed bumps and I am beginning to wonder what challenges lay ahead. In any case it's only the first day and I am far too excited (and tired) to be concerned with that. I am sure there will be plenty of time to be stressed.

How to move to New York

Back when I started this blogging thing I found this post titled "How to move to New York Sane and Not Broke." There were a lot of really great thoughts and comments from all kinds of view points. I often come back to these postings to remind me what I need to be focused on. Take a read through the comments and find tons of links to other New York sites.

Also, check out the rest of the blog. It's called The Consumerist, and it has tons of information about products, issues, trends, and all kinds of stuff.