And So It Begins…

And so it begins, the journey that we have been waiting to start for months. Dreading, wanting, waiting as the months went by, one by one. The time where our sedentary lives in New York are given a chance to jump of their comfort zone into the unknown.

For those of you who are curious, or just stumbled upon my blog, let me give you a little background. Christina and I, Alexandra, are moving across the country. We are originally from New York and currently moving to California. This idea started in our heads about the beginning of highschool. We had our cousins, practically the same age as us, who had grown up in Southern CA.

We are both artsy people, Christina is an artist whose passion is drawing, painting, and anything creative on a page. While Alexandra, or I, is an actor, a girl who is passionate about musical theatre, Shakespeare, and all things creative relating to the stage. So you can understand why California has always been in the back of our minds. Yes we live in New York, not too from the city, but there is a wonder that is created by dreaming about someplace new. Someplace far that seems unattainable. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love the city. It’s magical, musical, and all around busy. A fantastic place to explore, but it is…what’s a good word…crowded? Anxiety envoking? A lot of pan handlers and people in poorly made costumes asking for money. Now I know that happens everywhere and usually it’s in the touristy areas, but I just can’t imagine living in NYC. I think living there would take away the fun of visiting. Plus, I love where I live, it’s an easy travel day to the city or a cute place to hang out.

Anyway back to why California. Throughout highschool Christina and I would occasionally say “we can do this when we are in California” “I can’t wait for California” “when we live in California” etc. but it was never a solid plan. Of course not, we were in highschool. Then college came, we chose our majors and headed off to the University of Rhode Island. After going through several years of living the college life, and on our own, we came to realize this could be an actual option. Still no real plans.

College ended, we came home and started looking for jobs. I finally got one but Christina was struggling, she was looking for something in the film industry. Specifically art directing or production design…no such luck. Until the day she decided to apply to grad school. Kind of a spur of the moment decision, one that she had been thinking about for a long time but finally decided…why not? After the long awaited months she got accepted into Chapman University’s graduate program of Production Design. At long last a day we never thought would come, a day where our dream could become a reality. Finally my Pinterest board called “when I live with my sister”, can come in handy.

In college Christina had the amazing opportunity to study abroad in Australia, I unfortunately couldn’t go abroad because of my double major. Ever since many of my friends went I have been itching for a change. I wanted to just move somewhere, not forever, just for now. And I finally have that chance.

It’s never easy leaving home. I remember feeling like this when I went to college, a new place, a new state, new people. But I knew there were people in the same boat as I was. Over my few years there I met some of my best friends and favorite people in the world. It’s nerve wracking entering a situation where you don’t know anyone besides your sister, and a few cousins. No job and no friends, starting off fresh. But it’s not so much a bad thing, it’s not a bad thing at all actually. It’s just different.

I am not one for change, I am very happy the way my life is. I have the best family and the best friends. But there’s something knocking inside of me trying to get out. Something telling me it’s time for an adventure, it’s time for you to try something knew. And like a good friend told me “what’s the worst that could happen? You’d go home” and that’s right where I would want to be. This adventure is atleast for two years. Two years to create opportunity and change my life for the better. Christina and I are excited to see where this will take us!

As you know we will be traveling across the country and we are so excited! We have some fun adventures planned, so many pictures to come. We would love it if you followed along our journey with us! If you want to subscribe to our adventure, you can at the right of the page. Just enter your email and you will get notified every time I publish on this site. Next stop, OHIO!