Hello, Goodbye

Today my former roommate(who was with living with me for the summer) moved out and went back to live with her family in China. She had been in New York for 6 years and was here going to school, she recently graduated from NYU. She's going back to run a charity that she had started when she was in high school. It's kind of sad really knowing that I won't see her for a long time(or ever! Who knows?). I can't imagine just up and leaving everything here behind, but then again, she's going home. I want to wish her luck on her journey and I hope she succeeds in everything she set out to do!

I started a new roommate search. Within 10 minutes of posting my ad on craigslist I got over 10 responses. An hour and a half later and I've got 50 e-mails with people from all over. London, Australia, California, North Carolina, South Carolina, and other places. Students, artists, classical musicians, fashion interns, attorneys and even a self-described bad ass motha fucka. Even living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn a place known for it's out-of-town residents, I am surprised by the overwhelming response. New York is where people want to be. New York is where people come to learn. People leave New York all the time but I wonder if they ever leave the city behind for good. How could you? I look forward to having someone new in my world. I hope I can be a good host and representative of this great city I will always call home.