Oh and I gotta say...I had EXTREME culture shock when returning to Cali. Which is weird because Cali is my homestate. Anyway, my plane landed in LAX and when we to the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica (next to LA), I was so annoyed because people in LA walk extremely slow (in general). I was just thinking, "Hello people! I just came back from NY! Could you walk normally?" Sorry, that was mean...but it's just that people in NY actually walk like they're going somewhere...and I liked that.
Also...when I returned to San Fran, I was so sad because things are just so quiet and....dead...here! Great place for tourists, not-so-great for residents that like fast-paced, energetic city life.
Now I know why my guy friends who were born and raised in NY aren't used to Cali!
P.S. I'm still kinda bummed about that NYU thing. The thing is, people had told me to apply to NYU, because they know I'm a true city girl who really loves things like art and theatre and shopping, etc., but I decided not to because I was like, "It's too far away and I've never been to NY!" If this trip had been one year earlier, you can bet that NYU would have been my number one or two choice. Yeah, I love USC, but NY was just THAT great.