Setting your sights on the big city

[ZTAMich]

Originally posted by valkyrie
Since I grew up in the Chicago suburbs, it seemed logical to want to move to Chicago after college, which I did. It was nice to still be by family but not in the suburbs.

Very similar thing with me. I grew up on Long Island and loved NYC. Even after my family moved away and I went to college elsewhere I know NYC is a great place for me right now! I love everything about it and wouldn't want to live anywhere else right now.

[HBADPi]

I grew up in the suburbs of Boston and as mu_agd said, its always nice to have a city big but not too big that it takes more than one day to see the sights. After 4 years in the middle of nowhere PA (I'm talking Amish people 10 miles off campus), it was time to go back to civilization. I thought I'd give LA a try during grad school and I'm very happy with my decision. I'm not sure I'll stay out here permanently but the experince has been a good one. With LA, or any other big city, you just have to learn to dedicate more time to traveling, it takes longer to get from point A to point B. That's still something I have to get use to.

Rudey I didnt know you lived in Teheran...some of my family is there...

[honeychile]

I definitely went through my "big city stage"! I lucked into a White House job, so lived in DC for a while, and then in NYC for some training. It was only for a year, but I will always be thankful that I did it!!

I still volunteer in DC a few times a year, and visit NYC as often as I can afford it - only I've added Chicago to my list, since mr. honeychile lives there! What's really nice is when you do live in a big city, and go back to visit, you're not really a tourist, since you know your way around.

I highly recommend it to anyone who has never tried it!

[Munchkin03]

I kind of fell into living in NYC...my best offer for grad school just happened to be in Manhattan. I was hoping to live either in Boston or San Francisco after graduation. It's worked out really well, because I have a lot of friends, relatives, and sorority sisters living in the city--so I'm never bored or lonely!

The East Coast is getting a teensy bit old, though. When I'm finished with school---God only knows when!--I'm going to try another city.

[GeekyPenguin]

I go to college in a city, but I don't plan on staying here after graduation - I've wanted to go to DC for as long as I can remember, so hopefully 365 days from now I will be posting about packing up and moving!

[twhrider13]

As long as I can remember, I've wanted to live ANYWHERE other than the little spot in the road I've lived all my life. When I was about 12, I decided that Atlanta was where I wanted to move. Unfortunately, I think it might be awhile before I have the necessary funds.

[KillarneyRose]

Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
I go to college in a city, but I don't plan on staying here after graduation - I've wanted to go to DC for as long as I can remember, so hopefully 365 days from now I will be posting about packing up and moving!

Hey, that's pretty darn close to my neck of the woods! I'll take you out to lunch when you get here!

[norcalchick]

i don't want to live in those cities, but i'd love to visit them. i would want to be at each one for a few weeks so that i can see as much as i could. i love architecture, and when i go to san francisco, i love looking at the old buildings. and in ny, i'm sure there are a ton more that are older. i would also love to go SHOPPING in those cities!!!!

[alikat2]

I always thought of myself as more of a big-city girl, but I fell into this job in a tiny little town after graduation and I love it here. I do like to visit cities, though--especially to go shopping.

[hottytoddy]

I am moving to NYC in early fall/September(?). I cannot wait. I really don't want to wait that long but it can't be halped.

[DeltAlum]

Everyone in my line of work is supposed to want to go to NY or LA. So, I wanted to go to Denver and ski.

So, I'm in Denver, and now that the kids are grown, but 2/3 still here, it's tough to leave.

So, now I'd like to work in NY or LA. Maybe commute weekly. Was up for a job in NY, but I don't think it was ever filled. Also was "offered" a job directing an NBC News weekend show -- but that job went up in smoke when another show was cancelled and that director became available.

On the other hand, I'm still in Denver and there are a whole lot worse places.

[DolphinChicaDDD]

I grew up across the river on the Jersey side of Manhattan, and I actually always had my sights set on the Jersey side. I always thought about commuting to Manhattan (and when I was going to my dr in Manhattan every other week at 8am, I was in my glory with all the commuters) but I've never actually seen myself living in Manhattan.

::shrugs::
Guess I'm just a Jersey Girl at heart.

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally posted by KillarneyRose
Hey, that's pretty darn close to my neck of the woods! I'll take you out to lunch when you get here!

Can you have Mr. KR send us some of his younger fellow servicemen for me to have for dessert?

For the field I want to go into, DC is the only place for me to be - and luckily I love it!

[xo_kathy]

When I decided on dance as a career I was a senior in high school. I went to NYC that year on a dance trip and decided it was too gross and I didn't want to live there. So during college I decided on Chicago after graduation (still a good dance scene). I moved in with Mom after graduation to save $ for the move and found a great summer program in NYC to study dance. So I made a second trip to NYC. Well, NYC in the summer is a blast with tons to do. And it was such a different town since I'd been in 1993 (due to Guiliani who "real" New Yorkers will tell you was the downfall of the city! ). I decided I was tough enough to live here and that if I really wanted to dance, NYC is where I should go. I knew one person when I got here and it was awful lonely at times, but I'll always be proud that I came out here and made it on my own.

I never did live in Manhattan - on my income I would have had to share my room with another person, not to mention rats and roaches! I spent 4 years in Queens and now live in the suburbs just north of the city. I'm super happy up there because it gives me the suburbia I grew up with so close to the amazing (and crazy) place that is NYC.

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
Yeah, when I've visited Chicago, I've thought, "this a nice small town."

I thought that about DC and Boston. I really thought those cities were big until I visited.