It’s almost funny how a couple of months can completely change the course of a life.
I know it seems like a lifetime since I last posted, and so much has happened since then! As it turns out, I couldn’t afford to stay at Marymount Manhattan College for another semester so I had to leave. I am currently living in Ohio with my dad. Talk about culture shock! In only five months I became so absorbed into New York City that I never would have imagined leaving. In that short time, I became a New Yorker. “What makes someone a New Yorker?” Great question! I guess it’s different for everyone, but I became one after having my wallet stolen, watching the sunrise over the Queensboro bridge , getting hit by a taxi, and finally, giving a group of tourists directions to Penn Station from Central Park. It’s a combination of good and bad experiences and being able to say at the end of the day “Here’s to my New York” that makes someone a New Yorker. That’s what made it so hard to leave. I had fallen in love with the city. It was a part of me, and I couldn’t imagine life without it.
Yet here I am. In a small town in Ohio, trying not to die of boredom. However, if I learned anything out of all this, it’s to keep on pushing. Life is going to throw you every curveball that it has, and each time it gets harder and harder. But don’t ever give up. A year and a half ago I never would have thought that someone like me would get to live out my dreams, if only for one semester. No matter how high above you your dreams and ambitions are, they’re never truly out of reach. You just have to try harder. I’m looking for work, applying for schools and keeping my head up. I’m going back to New York. I’m not quite sure when, but I am not going to give up trying. I’ve come way too far to give up that easily.
Until next time guyz!!