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camrogersI told Dave on NYE that each time I mention going overseas I feel like a liar. This is because up until now, what I do has never sustained the life I've always wanted: one involving travel, meeting people and adventure in the most non-twee sense of the word.
Well, I said goodbye to J today, and unless I make this happen I won't be seeing her again anytime soon. And I know I'll do this. Still feels weird saying it. But I've got 8-10 things in the pipe, and if only a few pay off I'll make it over. There's this job, selling my stuff, ELR/PLR, the novel sale, copywriting gigs here and in Helsinki, proofreading academic papers for a professor and a few other ideas. And books like Feed Yourself for $35 A Week, which may become my bible between now and then.
I'm glad she was here. We had a blast. The idea of continuing this over there, in a well-paying job and a place of my own, until the book sales kick in... brilliance.
Also looks like 2010 is going to include Helsinki, Berlin, Leipzig, Edinburgh and New York. Fingers crossed. Saving at a rate of knots.
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Date: 2010-01-07 06:52 am (UTC)I know what you mean about that "liar" feeling, and I think until the plane leaves the runway, it tends to recur. But you know you will do it. You know it.
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Date: 2010-01-07 07:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-07 06:57 am (UTC)Just for reference, about this time last year in one of Annette's LJs I worked out the minimal food bill based on supermarket and local store shopping.
when I was 19 and living out of home for the first time I prided myself on living on ~$20 per week. A staple and boring diet to be sure, but I think I worked it out in 2008 dollars to have blown out to about $40 per week on inflation (I can't remember if that included sundries etc).
I'd be interested to hear your reactions on $35 pw when you've read it.
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Date: 2010-01-07 07:14 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-01-07 09:20 am (UTC)Any recommendations?
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Date: 2010-01-07 11:20 am (UTC)From my experiences to date, cities are best explored:
1) on foot
2) through their food
So therefore I'd recommend doing one of the tours through here if you can (I found out about it from one of the patisserie teachers at work). I know walking tours are often a bit chintzy, but you can also learn quite a lot, too.
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Date: 2010-01-07 12:19 pm (UTC)Meanwhile, I can tell you the following:
1) If you want to see the Statute of Liberty, the best view is from the Staten Island ferry, which is free. You do have to go to Staten Island, but only for half an hour.
2) You, of all people, MUST go to Coney Island. You will understand what I mean when you get there.
3) Check individual museum webpages for their free/pay as you can days/ evenings. They almost all have them. The Bronx Zoo is free on Wednesdays, for example, and the Morgan Library (you also need to go there) on Friday nights. Also the $20 for the Met is only a *suggested donation*; you can give them less and still see the whole thing + the Cloisters in one day.
4) Uptown is north, downtown is south. When you're on the grid, 5th avenue is, essentially, the backbone in the middle of the island; the numbers go up as you go west (12th Ave is where you will fall in the Hudson) and down + change to letters as you go east (Avenue D is the far far east side). The names of avenues do change as you move along, so get a good map. But that's the basics.
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