Like a Brick

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Today, my older sister, Jennie, sent me a text. 

Jake, when can we hang out this weekend to say our goodbyes?

That's when it hit me. Like a brick. I'm not going to be seeing her much at all anymore. I won't be seeing any of my family much anymore. My friends would become "facebook acquaintances" and my acquaintances would cease to exist. In one short week, I'll be in New York city (Kind of. I'm moving to Long Island, but it's more fun to say New York), far away from Florida, from my family and friends, and everything I know. But you get it. You've seen this movie before. But so have I! And I never anticipated I'd feel the way I do now. Holy shit.

I decided to move to New York for college in the 6th grade. I'm serious. I swear, one day I just kind of knew it was where I wanted to live and I've never doubted it for a second since. I visited New York for the first time in the 9th grade. It was everything I had hoped and expected it to be. My visits to the city gave me the inspiration to kick enough ass in high school to earn myself a scholarship to Hofstra University. I know, you probably aren't very familiar. You were probably thinking I went for NYU. I did. It costs $50,000 a year to go there... not the best scholarships. I had resigned myself to staying in state when I got the lifesaver call from Hofstra just two weeks before my college commitment deadline. One visit was enough to convince me it was the perfect fit (if you factor in finances, of course). 

THE POINT: I've known I was moving out of FL for 6 years. I thought I was completely prepared. The truth is, I'm still scared. Excited, but scared. 

THE BLOG: I started this blog because what I realized, when I got that text from my sister, was that this is the most exciting, scary, crucial point of my life. Everything is about to change. I started this blog to chronicle those changes, my adventures, and my difficulties, share them, and try to manage them all myself. This blog will cover my first year as an independent adult, as a college student, and as a New Yorker. Wish me luck. I have no idea how my first year (and therefore this blog) will turn out.

P.S. I should warn you, I'm not very good at keeping up with blogs. :)