If you know me, you know that it has always been a dream of mind to live in New York City. It is filled with opportunity, energy, inspiration...EVERYTHING. On August 31, 2013, that dream of mine became a reality.
Many people have expressed concerns to me about living in the city and not having a "typical college experience." To be honest, I've never been attracted to living on a college campus and having a typical college experience. There has never really been any other option for me other than living in the city when I graduated high school. And so far, I am loving my life more than I ever have. I am surrounded by some of the most amazing people I have ever met in my life. I have never felt more inspired to work hard and start working towards becoming successful. Most of all, I have never felt more like myself. Back in New Jersey, I always had reservations for some reason about expressing a lot of things- emotions, opinions, etc. While New York City is one of the most intimidating places, it is also one of the most amazing and freeing places. When I step out of my building onto the streets on Manhattan every single day, I can't help but think of how incredibly blessed and lucky I am to be here. It still does not seem real.
I also love all of my professors so far. They all seem incredibly intelligent, knowledgable and eager to help their students in any way they can.
So, over all, I just feel extremely blessed to be living out my dream at 19 years old. It usually takes most people a lot longer for their dreams to come true and to find the happiness that I'm feeling right now. I am excited to see what the future holds for me!
