Hardships

While life is really great in New York there are a few things that are difficult to get used to. It's difficult when it takes 40 minutes to get anywhere by train or walking. I can't just get in the car and get there, I am dependent upon other people to get me places, like subway drivers, or taxi drivers. I have to go to several different stores to get everything on my shopping list. You have to go to one store for food stuff, then another for toiletry items. There is a Costco which is nice, it's way over in East Harlem so it takes quite a while to get there. It just part of the adjustment that comes with living in New York City. It unlike ANY other city in the nation. I now understand why people are aggressive and a little bit hardened here, its because things are HARD. It's not unpleasant hard, its just that everything in this city takes calculated effort and planning, and tremendous energy expenditure. While my apartment is awesome, I miss a house, with a garage and my Xterra in the driveway. I miss Fred Meyer, Target, Michaels, Costco, and my gym being 5 minutes or less away. Maybe someday I can move back to my beloved Beaverton, Oregon.