New York City Chewed Me Up and Spit Me Out 

I moved to New York late in my career. I already had a good job, was able to rent a nice apartment, knew some locals, etc. And I have said many times that I could NEVER have done it when I was young. The city is SO expensive and can feel lonely and isolating (ironically enough, given the size of the population). It's not the right fit for everyone. I couldn't be happier to be here now, but I know that I chose to come at the right time for me. It just wasn't the right fit and the right time for you. There's no shame in that. And you should feel good that you gave it a shot.

Proud of you homie it's a big move to recognize when you need to do what's right for you, never feel shame of that I'm genuinely impressed and proud of you

You ROCK! Thank you for sharing your story. 🎉

Finally someone giving a real account of the struggle! I'm glad you made it to a place you feel more comfortable, and do feel like it's a rite of passage to do something of this sort. I grew up idolizing LA and I didn't last nearly as long as you did in NYC, I was there like 3 weeks and was like NOPE, but this was early days of the internet so couldn't do advanced planning to get housing etc, no excuses though. You did great and I enjoyed your videos during this period. Truth be told, your Mexico stuff is way more interesting though!

I started watching your videos because of your Spain content. And then New York, although I have no desire to live there. So where are you now and what are you doing professionally?

I'm a New Yorker....had to leave cause I couldn't afford the rents...at the suggestion of a family member moved to Davis Ca....so now I will sound like you terribly lonely can't get anywhere..horrible transportation unless your a student...will be moving somewhere back to the east coast...I wish it could be NY.

So where did you go after nyc?

NYC always seemed like a cool place to visit but I don't think I could ever live there

it's ok, nyc sucks