So today I was talking to a great friend of mine who just moved to New York City and I was talking about how much I've learned in the last year since living here and also just like the things that I kind of wish I had known. So this is the list of things that I told my friend, but also that I'd love to tell you guys as well. You can choose how dependent you want your experience to be on college. For me, like I have a lot of amazing friends from Wisconsin who I talk to every single day. But I did not want my New York experience to be a repeat of college. When I moved to New York, I made it a very strong goal of mine to expand outside of both the Wisconsin circle, but then also outside of the circle that I may be was comfortable in. So I would encourage you to befriend people who are very different than you. And I would also say let go of any preconceived notions you may have. That's the beautiful thing about New York. Put yourself out there. You do not have to say yes to everything. This is such a common misconception that like I feel like it's treated like senior year in college and everyone's like, I have to say yes to everything. No. There are so many nights where I'm overstimulated and I've had a crazy week and I'm like, I'm gonna stay in my apartment and I'm gonna go to bed. So I would urge you to say no to plans more often than you think and like protect your peace. Also, housing. Don't say Houston. Don't say Houston. It's Halston. It's Halston. That's an important street. And I made that mistake one time. One time. And then you're like, oh, shoot, never going to make that mistake again because the New Yorkers will correct you. Also recently I saw a video that was like, there are going to be transplants in New York City, that's what makes the city so beautiful and amazing. But if you're a transplant here, like also take time to learn the history of the city. You do not have to live in the same neighborhood as your friends. A lot of kids come out of college and text me and they're like, my friends are living in Murray Hill, but like I want to live in Gramercy. That's totally fine. One of my best friends lives in Murray Hill and a lot of my friends live in the East Village and people live in Tribeca. I live in Chelsea now. Like you will see your friends no matter what. I don't think that's a huge deal. It's a very easy city to get around. Like you can walk, you can subway, you can Uber. That's not a big deal at all. Lastly, I would say go on dates. Like go have fun. It's such a fun place to meet people and I have some of my funniest dating stories coming out of here. I look back at like the first year in New York and I feel like me and my friends were like living like a real like, you know, like the amount of like funny stories that we would have. So, you know, be safe out there, obviously be safe, but like, why not? So those are the thoughts I have on your first year in New York City and it's such an formative year. I stopped caring about college and I feel like what matters a lot more to me now is the creativity and like the similar drive and ambition that I see in the people that I surround myself with. So those are my thoughts on moving to New York City and I would love to post more of these videos. They know there's so many people who are like either just now moving or about to move to the city. It's the best place ever. So congratulations. And more of these to come.
