2 Weeks before NYC!

Friday October 14th is my last day in San Diego. I'll finish up work, do the 6 hour drive up to Reedley, drop my truck off, and then get picked up/dropped off at the Fresno airport for a 5 am Saturday flight to New York. I'll arrive around 7pm EST and figure out life from there. I still don't have a job or a place lined up yet. I don't even have a warm coat. I should probably work on that.

 Overall I'm really excited, slightly nervous and even a bit stressed out. All I know for now is that after this move, I'm going to be calling NYC home for quite a few years. In terms of a career, I hate job jumping. I hate the job search and the sheer amount of work it takes to get caught up to speed in order to be a good business/data analyst. (Luckily?) I don't know anyone there so I won't have many distractions (other than the most exciting city ever!).

I think I've found some areas that I like in Astoria (Queens), Prospect Heights (Brooklyn), and Harlem (where I stayed with Jason and Carrie from Peace Corps!). Depending on what I make, I might even try to get my own studio. I know some friends from the West Coast will be visiting and I might even adopt a cat or dog! I've always wanted a Husky. The general rule of thumb is to follow the formula of: Annual Salary = Monthly Rent * 40.

I'm excited for all the things that I'll see in NY, to live in actual weather and to meet new people. The people I've met in San Diego have been amazing and it's sad even thinking about saying goodbyes. I'm staying optimistic and I hope I'm as lucky in NYC as I was in San Diego in meeting genuine people.

I just got back from a nice vacation. I went camping out in Mammoth Lakes and Yosemite, wine tasting in Napa, and eating great food in San Francisco. Tomorrow I'm putting in my notice to quit my job at the hospital. I don't have a job lined up in New York, but I think I'll try it out anyways! Until I get out there, I'll keep programming and working on my side projects. I started visiting Stackoverflow again and just got my first reputation increase! I went from 1 reputation to 26!

Edit: Added a couple pictures from the trip