Photo Diary: Life in NYC

In 2012, I moved to New York City after finishing classes for a Master’s program in Indiana. Growing up in Pittsburgh, I’d been to New York City once before, but had never really considered living in the city full time.

While still in school, I envisioned moving to Chicago or Austin for a few years- experiencing city life, but at a smaller scale.

In truth, I only considered interviewing in New York because I knew the marketing agency landscape was promising. The city itself was somewhere I never really saw myself curating a life.

After accepting a job offer to move to New York, I rationalized I’d stay here for one, or two, years max. And then, something I hadn’t expected happened- I fell in love with New York.

All these years later, I look around me while walking down the street and feel amazed. There’s only one word I can think of that summarizes all these years in the big apple: grateful.

Yesterday, I moved to the U.K. for a work opportunity, and while I’m so excited to dig in and start building a life here, New York has left a hole in my heart I didn’t see coming.

Culling down my favorite photos from years of living in this energetic and exciting, yet challenging, city was difficult, but these photos represent the things I love most about life here.

screen-shot-2017-01-02-at-12-03-27-pm

Inspirational street art that speaks straight to the soul

screen-shot-2017-01-02-at-12-03-42-pm

Walking from one borough to another, urban landscapes, and a city that always has so much energy to give

screen-shot-2017-01-02-at-12-02-27-pm

Afternoons spent writing or working at neighborhood cafes

screen-shot-2017-01-02-at-12-03-06-pm

World-class mixologists and cocktail bars

screen-shot-2017-01-02-at-12-01-39-pm

Lazy, summer picnics in my backyard (aka Central Park)

screen-shot-2017-01-02-at-12-04-26-pm

The holiday season in the city, always magical

screen-shot-2017-01-02-at-12-01-03-pm

Tons of parks and highway trails to log miles or go for a bike ride with nature juxtapositioned against the skyline

screen-shot-2017-01-02-at-12-04-06-pm

An incredible, albeit at times frustrating, transit system 

screen-shot-2017-01-02-at-12-01-52-pm

Architecture that makes you pause mid-step to admire a view

screen-shot-2017-01-02-at-12-02-54-pm

Sunsets from Brooklyn, always. As the saying goes, sunsets are proof that endings can be beautiful too. 

Leave a Reply