The Big Move From New York

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Tomorrow is the day I move back to Chicago from living in New York for 3 months. Did I survive? Barely, but I'm still here. Moving to New York was a definitely a life changing experience. How you may ask?

Well #1 is my knowledge on PR has grown tremendously. As you guys know (or if you're a new reader - may not know) that I've done an editorial internship at Refinery29 and a Marketing internship at Modern Luxury. What I haven't done is a public relations internship till now.

Was it a good experience? Yes with some ups and downs of course. No company is perfect, but what I learned was that communication between your staff is a huge part of having a successful day.

levi jeans //  topman boots c/o topman // alexander wang rocco

I would have to say #2 is that you really have to WERQ your butt off to survive in New York. I know there were a couple of days where I couldn't even afford food because money was so tight.

It's a hard life, but the reason why everyone keeps on coming are because of the opportunities that New York has to offer. If you really want it, you have to do whatever it takes to get it, especially when there are 500 other people fighting for the same position.

#3 is definitely to do some research before moving to New York. I think this hit about a several weeks into living in New York. One thing I have to say is that I hated my location of my apartment from the beginning. I almost got jumped twice coming from Target and it was pretty scary coming home from work. Not fun at all.

Location is important in New York. I know that at the moment I couldn't afford to live in the lower east side or west village, but I feel like I did a little bit of saving I would have been able to move there.

Also, be sure that you like your roommates before moving in. I fell in love with my roommates for the first couple of weeks, but after that we ended up in pretty much two different worlds, aka things didn't work out. Sad to say, but true. Lesson learned.

Alas I'll be home sweet home in in less than 24 hours. I will definitely be returning to New York in a few months, Hello Fashion Week. One thing I can say is that I don't regret moving to New York to pursue my internship at Topman & work at Lush SoHo.

Thanks to my Michael & Marisa from Topman and alll of my fellow co-workers at Lush SoHo. I love you guys and thanks again for everything.

All Photos Courtesy of Heather Liggins