I have been in New York for 5.5 years now and recently have been thinking about my future and next steps. When I went to college, I majored in Legal Studies and at the time, I enjoyed it, but after working in the field for the past few years, I find myself increasingly bored with this subject.
It is very difficult to find a good job here and be good job, I mean a job that pays one enough to pay their rent, electric bill AND groceries in the same month. So many jobs pay $15 an hour or less and don't offer any benefits. This has led me to explore my options and apply for jobs in other cities including Boston and Washington. I went to Boston on Monday for an interview and while I only had 90 minutes to see the city, what I did see I liked. It was very clean and the few people I had the opportunity to interact with, were pleasant and helpful. The city was clean with not a single piece of trash to be seen, let alone giant piles of trash on the sidewalk. Taking the T was slightly more complicated than I had anticipated, but I managed NOT to get lost and successfully managed to get to and from Boston with no issues. I had to go to an appointment in Quincy and while taking the train was easy, the bus was more complicated. I asked the driver to confirm that this was the right bus and even after giving an address, she was not at all helpful. Getting to the appointment was much easier (and faster) than returning to Boston. I had to wait for 40 minutes for a bus but once it came, it was quick to load and unload passengers.
After doing some serious thinking and talking to Alex and some friends from Europe, I have decided to research the process of moving to France. I have been dreaming about retiring to the South of France since I was in high school, and when I would get to French class, I would immediately pick up a book and dream about living and running a small inn in Provence. I'm turning 40 in a few months, have no husband, boyfriend, pets or children, so this is a perfect time to make a move such as this.
I'm looking to move to Paris mostly because it is a major city and I can still access the rest of the country and explore other countries quite easily using the amazing transit system and cheap flights through out Europe. I'm in the beginning stage of this, but everywhere I turn, I see another sign pointing me in this direction. Any advice and suggestions are welcome.
