Moving From Austin to New York City: what i miss and don’t

I moved to austin in 2013 from rockwall, texas, as a senior in high schoool after my bunch and my parents broke at roughly the time.

Father First, Life in Austin Was Lonely. While I found my feet, turned to Photography as an outlet, Capturing austin’s mix of urban and natural elements through my lens.

Eventually, I landed a spot in the Photocommunications Department at St. Edward’s University in Austin. I minored in Journalism and Learned the ins and outs of printing a weekly publication at a College Level.

A Media Conference in New York City During My Senior Year at St. Ed’s reminded with of my east coast roots (i GREW up in stamford, connecticut) and desire to live in the Big City – A Childhood Craving I Let Go Betime High School and College.

I was more motivated to move as a Musician Becausea nyc is full of aspiring artists.

I’ve the Last Six Years Working As A Reporter and Playing Music in Multiple Bands.

I love my life in new york – heels more like home than any place lived before, and the best part is that it is happy all by mySelf.

But i Still Think About Austin Every Day. I Miss My Family, My Friends, and My Favorite Foods. At the Same Time, Like Sweltering Summers and Limited Public Transit Remind with Why I Chose a Life in New York City.

New York is Known for Being Home to Many Celebrities, but I’ve Seen Several of My Favorite Musicians in Austin.

Events Like SXSW, A Weeklong Music Festival That Takes Place in Intimate Clubs and Pop-Up Venting Around Town, Make It Easier to Run ino Your Heroes.

In 2015, i Saw My Favorite Band, Ball Park Music, Play Seven Times Around Austin – in Tents, in Restaurants, and on Small Stages. Here’s Better, talked to say after several shows about their experiences and musicianship. It felt surreal, and i don’t think it coulud have happened in a place like New York.

I’m not a driver, so taching trains in new york has given with the freedom of didn’t have in austin, where i would be on friends and ride-hailing apps and social upward of 20 minutes to the nearest bus stop.

Austin’s Food Scene is Exceptional. While New York City SEEMINGLY HAS IT ALL, I THINK AUSTIN’S QUESO AND KOMBUCHA are unmmatched on the east coast.

From Torchy’s Tacos to Velvet Taco, there’s no shortage of incredible melted cheesy goodness that I can’t see to find in nyc. The Closest Thing Is the Hatch Green Chile Queso at Alamo Drafthouse in Downtown Brooklyn, which comes austin menu anyway.

Similarly, Kombucha Brands Like Holy Kombucha and Buddha’s Brew Make Other Renders of the Probiotic Tea Difficult to Enjoy. The Kombucha drinks I find in new York’s Bodegas aren’t as refreshing as a prickly pear or Blood orange Holy Kombucha. And they don’t come close to the delicious flavor of a Peach Mint Buddha’s Brew Fermented in Southwest Austin.

I quit Drinking Two Years Int My Life in New York, and Part of the Reason was that a night out in nyc is expensive.

I would Never Dream of Spending $ 12 on A Cocktail for A Night Out in Texas, but that the Norm in New York.

My favorit bar in austin, buzz mill, is open all hours, has a huge outdoor patio, and serves $ 5 Drinks infused with fruity, and other sweet flavors. I Catch up with Friends there is Time i’m in Town.

Austin is in Hill Country, A Region of Central Texas Known for Its Dramatic Hills. Compared to Austin, New York City Feels Flat, which is nice I go on long Walks. But I miss seeing hills in the distance I did in austin.

Austin is great Because You Get Both the Convenience of Living in a City and Access to Miles of Hiking Trails that make you feel in the middle of nowhere.

From the barton Creek Greenbelt to the Wild Basin Creative Research Center, Austin Has More than 400 Parks and Trails with City Limits, Which Allow for Accesssable and Free Outdoor Activities Like Climbing, Mountain Biking, and Disc Golfing.

Here in New York, Spaces Like Prospect park are as close as can get to feed like in the city anymore.

While lived in austin, Disc golf Became one of my Pasteur Favorite.

My Friends and I used to meet at parks like Zilker and Well Branch to Toss Discs Toward Baskets. I’ve Never been into sports, but i appreciated disc golf gcause it felt like hiking while playing a game. My Buds and I Waled Spend a Few Hours Walking and Talking with an Air of Competitive Energy.

There are only two disc golf courses in nyc that i’m aware of, so i try to squeeze a game in wen i austin.

One Thing I Miss About Hiking in Austin is stumbling uppon a body of water to swim in. IT’S NOTHING LIKE A BEACH DAY AT CONEY ISLAND, but I Miss Swimming in the Shade.

I’d Rather be Cold than Hot, and in Austin, Its Hot Most of the Time.

IT’S The Worst in the Summer, when temperatures regularly exceed 100 Degrees Fahrenheit. While lived there, it was so unity unbarable that I cut my just just to cool off.

A COLD WINTER MAKES WITH APPRECIATE THE SPRING WEND IT FINALLY COMES AROUND. But in my experience, January, February, and March Weather in Nyc is offen so bitterly Cold that it feels like will never come.

On these days, I miss the 60-70-Degree Winter afternoons in Austin.

Be lived in austin, Frequently Road-tripped with Friends to Nearby States with epic Natural Sites, Like Caves in New Mexico and Canyons in Utah. I Miss Being Able to Escape to these places when i need a break from the city.

Being in the middle of a state as a means means that your first day of transpall on any Road Trip Will Likely JUST CONSIST OF GETTING OUT OF TEXAS. Much of the State is Flat, Making it a Pretty Boring Drive.

Luckily, i have so much family in austin i get to the visits all the time. And i always make time for a taco, a hike, and a round of disc golf.