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I Moved To New York!
recap
April 2026
- I moved into a 4 bed, 2 bath sublease in Chelsea on 8th Ave near 15th St across from the Google office.
- Moved here with a friend from Tufts, Arjun.
- Met 2 new, awesome people (roommates) Deepen and Saahil.
- Super convenient being right on top of the A,C,E, L trains.
- I started working "in-person" at the local WeWork (154 W 14th St) daily, even though my job at Drumkit was remote.
- Bless Drumkit for the global WeWork subscription! I also used in Europe (Prague was great).
- I enjoyed living next to Chelsea Piers, Chelsea Market, and the High Line.
- I started climbing consistently again! Got a membership at Vital (mainly went to LES, sometimes Williamsburg).
May 2026
- Decided to explore new work opportunities in NYC, and landed an offer at Hanover Park on May 8th!
- Had a great time interviewing and signed the offer the day after my work trial.
- Set my start date as May 25th, to close out my time at Drumkit (2 weeks)
- Birthday May 22nd !! 23 years old now, world is my oyster!!
- Started working at Hanover Park!!
- Road trip with roommates to Montreal to watch an F1 race for the first time!
June 2026
- Had a great first month at Hanover Park!
- Very busy! First time in-person 5x/week. Shipped a lot and had a great impact in month 1.
- Fun father's day with parents and grandparents.
- Got closer with some people I met in NYC!
- Had a lot of good climbing sessions with friends and with coworkers.
- Ate lots of good food!
July 2026
- Moved out of sublease July 10th.
- Couch surfed with the homies in Greenpoint for a bit.
- Backpacking/camping trip at Harriman State Park July 18-20 (3 days, 2 nights).
- Ate sooo many wild blueberries and wineberries.
- Finished month 2 at Hanover Park!
- Moved into new apartment on July 26th!
- First official lease in NYC! Signed a 2 year lease.