One of my good friends, Molly, just moved out of her home in Boulder, Colorado to live in the big city of Los Angeles. I am super excited FOR her and I can’t believe how well things are going so far. She arrived in LA yesterday with her uhaul of stuff. She has a beautiful little apartment, she’s enrolled in school and already has a job ready for her.
I’ve always moved around a lot as a kid. I was born in Sweden and my parents decided to move to the states in 1996. I was only eight so I didn’t really know the difference too much. When we moved I spoke both English and Swedish and thought we were just coming to the states for a disney vacation. Turns out it was for a job (my parents are in the multimedia business, at the time it was film) and the job was cancelled. sooo. we just stayed. We lived in Atlanta for six years after that, moving from county to county. To most that’s not really a big deal, but as a kid, you constantly move away from your friends and change schools. We lived in a different house every year and have changed schools a ton of times. I’ve attended 4 different elementary schools, 2 different middle schools and 3 different high schools. So I’m used to change, in fact, I’ve become used to it. When we moved south, where we’ve been for 5 years now, it was a culture shock and half. From Atlanta to a small town on the coast. We lived in the SAME house for 4 years. We just recently moved to a new house, thank god. The old house was a wreck. I’ve grown accustomed to change. Constant change. I feel like I’m ready to just finish high school and move somewhere. I have a list of places I’d love to live, one being in LA with Molly of course. But, for now, I’m stuck in the state of Georgia. At least for the next 4 years.
How do you decide where to live? I’ve always been curious. I mean, people around here, its easy. You’re either in the Navy or you want to live near the beach. But what about big cities? She picked LA because it’ll help her further her career after school. I may be moving to Atlanta, but mostly because it’s the only ‘big city’ in Georgia, and I’m familiar with it already. Where will I go after College? I can move anywhere then. I have friends in many different parts of the country, many places I’d love to go. Portland, Oregon. Hippies! Los Angeles, California. Film stars annnd hippies! New York City, New York. Big city….probably not a place for me to live. or. a random small town by a body of water…anywhere. haha.
I have this constant need for travel. When my friend shannon and i first started talking we picked a ton of places in the US where we wanted to visit. We planned out a roadtrip that would guide us through all 48 continental states. This was before gas was ridiculous and we realized how much it would actually cost us in the end. My mother has tried to convince me to go back to Sweden and stay there for a few months. Other than legal reasons of why I can’t at the moment, I just don’t remember the language. Granted, I left when I was really young so my language would be that of an eight year old anyway…but that’s better than nothing. I can understand more than i can speak. (ps. it’s amazing what Americans think of swedes. I’ve been asked the most ridiculous questions)
So. Questions for thought.
Why did you decide to live where you live? Do you love/hate it? why so? Do you regret moving there?
My choice was made for me, sometimes I think we would have been better off in Sweden, or Atlanta. But I mostly like where I’ve ended up. One thing I wouldn’t mind from Sweden….free health care! Why oh whyyy can’t America do that? blah!
And I’m done rambling about how much I wish I were the one moving to LA. lol <3
