4 Ways Living In New York City Completely Changed My Life

Live there and you’ll never be the same

It’s not a lie –– New York changes you.

In 2013, aged 22, I moved from small-town New Zealand across the globe to New York City.

I didn’t know a single person in the country, let alone in the city.

I had no job. No apartment. No connections. And no idea how I would survive.

But there was an intense desire inside to make something of myself.

Within weeks I could see that life would never be quite the same.

I ended up working for a design firm in Soho, living in the East Village, and making incredible friendships.

Importantly, I learned lessons that’ll stay with me for a lifetime.

1. Anything is possible

Have a dream? Living in NYC teaches you that anything’s possible.

New York is the type of place where you say, “I want to go into space,” and someone will reply, “Great. I know an astronaut, let me introduce you.”

It’s foreign for people who aren’t used to this way of thinking.

There, all dreams are possible.