Oh Look! A Blog Post!

Hi friends!

I've missed you all! I've missed this outlet, as well.  I don't have wifi at my apartment currently, so... it's much harder for me to blog. I know, I know, I can use the blogger app, but seriously, I've had bigger concerns to deal with, like looking for work.  But... one thing at a time.

So, some of you are probably wondering how I'm liking life in the city. Well, let me just tell you, New York City is AWESOME! I love the city! It fascinates me! There's always something going on and people are EVERYWHERE.  For an extrovert like myself, I feed off of that energy. I could stand in Grand Central for hours, just listening to the white noise of people bustling past.  It comforts my extroverted soul.

But life in the city has taken some time to get used to.  It was weird initially not to have my car here.  I had to completely change my mindset about going out in light of that fact.  If I went grocery shopping, I could only buy what I could carry.  And I better be careful about how far I walked to get the store because I'd have to walk just as far to get home.  And my shoes? My shoes were HORRIBLE! I don't think any of the shoes I brought with me, with the exception of a pair of sneakers, are even wearable here.  I had to buy different shoes that could keep up with all the additional walking I was doing.

Speaking of which... City life = walking!  I live about a mile from the nearest subway station, so there is a lot of walking involved.  It took some time to get used to all the walking, but I think I'm doing okay with it. If my roommate's legs weren't longer than mine I think I could almost keep up with her. Haha! Bonus: I've lost quite a bit of weight. My pants are literally falling off.  I look like a HOODLUM! And yes, there are definitely worse problems!

Life here is definitely an adventure.  I'm learning things about myself that I never knew before and I'm finding out how strong I am.  Life lessons that are invaluable.

When I moved here, I was a mess.  Without going into great detail, I will say that my parents are no longer together and basically every member of my family is in a different place. I always thought that a split must be hard on kids.  Guess what! It's not so easy on adults either.  My family may be splintered. But God has shown me that even though everything else has changed, He has remained the same.  He has been faithful.  He is moving my heart towards healing, a little bit more every day. He has provided just the right people to help me along the way.  I've found a great church here.  Every Sunday is a blessing to me and the people have reached out to me with open arms.  Not exactly what you expect from New Yorkers.  But New Yorkers who have Jesus in their hearts are a different story. I've made friends through my small group and even got my first temp job as a result of a connection I made there. :)


Confession: it was scary moving here.  Just packing up and moving far away from almost everyone I know and everything I was familiar with, but you know what? I'd do it again in a heartbeat.  Somethings are SO difficult. Those are the things that are worth it.  So, while things are still tough for me here right now, I know God has a plan for me. He's brought me this far; He'll bring me the rest of the way.  And if His plan is better than what I have in mind, then it's going to be worth waiting for.

Some days I get weary and that's normal.  In the meantime, I just keep plodding along and reaching for the opportunities that are presented to me.  I've enjoyed meeting people and getting to see things I never thought I would. Even though I'm not working and my life is filled with such uncertainty, I look around me sometimes and think "This is my life? Wow." and it's amazing. :) I'm making some new friends (I'm looking at you JC Cox) and I'm learning to be myself and you know what? I like me.

Some of my favorite things I've done:

Being a spectator at the New York City Marathon - People came from all over the world to be here.

Watching a couple get married in Central Park. :)

Meeting a minion in Times Square with Dawn Vargo!

This bagel... no caption necessary.

Seeing the Friends apartment building!

I'm going to try and be more regular about this blogging thing, but not having wifi makes it difficult, so just bear with me.

If you wanna see more pictures of my New York City adventure, you can follow me on Instagram, here.

♥ Rebekah