This post was originally published October 7, 2014.
Well, I moved to New York (Brooklyn) on Thursday! My flight got in very early, so that (combined with the time difference) made for a blurry next few days. To start things off, here's a little doodle outlining my move:
I spent my very first day sleeping, moving in, and buying groceries. I got out to explore the neighborhood a little bit, but it didn't feel very "IT'S MY FIRST DAY IN NEW YORK!" It just felt boring.
A little taste of what my neighborhood looks like.
My first impressions of my neighborhood, Bushwick, was that it reminded me a lot of Dalston in London. The crowd is a mix of people who look local and average, and people who look like artists and probably are. Both crowds make me feel incredibly unhip so I haven't really explored the area much yet. I'll wait till I have a few more friends to come with me!
The area is obviously gentrifying quickly: I live around the corner from a Natural Foods Store, and down the street from an abandoned warehouse. The natural foods store is, naturally, expensive; but I was happy to see they sell Hobnobs and McVities tea biscuts !!! (yet another reason the are reminds me of Dalston)<3
Anyways, I spent the past few days shopping online, at Bed Bath & Beyond, and Williamsburg. Here's how my room looks so far:
Note the new persian rug and weird crystal lamp.
I'm obsessed with this weird crystal lamp that I saw online and thought about buying for a second, but then decided that it was kind of a risky purchase, because is it really my *vibe* ? But then I got a Bed Bath and Beyond gift card and realized that it wasn't that expensive, so I just bought it! Apparently.... IT CLEANS THE AIR?? I was gonna buy an air purifier because I'm a hypochondriac and worried that the New York air is gonna kill me (lol!) but now I'm just gonna believe in that little crystal lamp. If I can convince myself that I have eight different life-threatening diseases, than surely I can convince myself that this little crystal lamp will protect me from air pollution. You can buy one here.
Weird crystal lamp in action.
The vibe for my room is hard to explain, but I want it to look something like this:
So there you have it. That's what it's like to move across the country, apparently! Everything is coming together nicely. And, being here is not as scary as I thought, but it's gonna get FREAKY if I don't get a job soon.