Just thought I would post some news videos coming out of NYC the past week or 2. There have been some crazy storms in the NYC area the past week which flooded parts of the subway system. Should be interesting times indeed! I am hoping the subways are all cleaned up when we go out there. I also hope flights aren’t delayed going in an out of NYC too much. So check out the videos below!
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Looks like Mariesie and I are going to New York City for a week in mid-August to hunt for an apartment. We also hope to get some interviews for jobs while we are out there. We will have one week to get a line on jobs and get an apartment. It’s not a lot of time, so we’ll have to be well prepared ahead of time.
We purchased our flight to NYC from JetBlue. The airfare was reasonably cheap. The plan is to stay in a hostel while we are in NYC. I’ve been looking at JazzHostels as a possible place to stay. We want to save as much of our cash for actually moving out there as possible. I’m hoping that the hostels in New York don’t suck, as I’ve never been. I’ll let everybody know how the discount airline and the hostel stays went in future posts. It will be an adventure, thats for sure.
Why NYC? Good question. The answer is: Opportunity. I believe there is more opportunity for me in New York City than I currently have in Milwaukee. More people to meet, places to explore, and things to do in NYC. I am a freelance Information Technology consultant, and there is definitely more information and technology in NYC. Milwaukee and the Midwest always seem to be at least 5 years behind what its happening on the coast. I’m tired of being out of the loop.
Don’t get me wrong, Milwaukee is a great city. But sometimes it gets old. Perhaps it is because Milwaukee’s population is only about 600,000. NYC’s population is somewhere near 8,000,000 people. With more people involved and interested in different things, I believe it creates more opportunity, whatever that may be. Everybody uses computers these days and as a consultant more computers equates to more jobs in my field. It is unfortunate that Milwaukee is considered to be in a state of “brain drain”. Many of the brilliant people I’ve known over the years have left Milwaukee for places with better prospects. I used to believe that you should stay in your city and make it a better place instead of leaving, but it looks like I’ve changed my mind.
