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"As I sit here on my fifth full day in New York City, diligently searching on Craigslist for a safe but inexpensive place to live, I am in awe that I am really here. Did I really just pack my two new Samsonite suitcases up one day and leave my home of 22 years in Florida behind the next? Yes I did, and I love it. I&amp;#039;m stronger for it! Moving, even though I haven&amp;#039;t done it until now, is stressful, and a royal pain in the butt, but it&amp;#039;s also a process that can teach us so much! Take me for example. I&amp;#039;m a blonde, green-eyed, &amp;quot;y&amp;#039;all&amp;quot; speaking, Southern girl from Tallahassee, Florida who has always dreamed of working for a fashion magazine. I finally had the opportunity, and I jumped for it (no \u2014 leaped for it)! Now, here I am, becoming a professional couch sleeper in a friend&amp;#039;s apartment until I secure a good part-time job and a dorm, or apartment, cheap enough for me to afford. No, it isn&amp;#039;t the ideal situation, but just think of the opportunities and experience I have already gained and will continue to gain by me making the big move \u2014 not to mention a big move to the city that never sleeps! I learned that everything is a stepping stone that will take you to where you want to go. It might be tough at first, but learn from it. Don&amp;#039;t ever forget where you are going, how you were able to get there, and the people that helped you. Enjoy it, embrace it, live it, write it, speak it! Someone brilliant once said, &amp;quot;Enjoy where you are, on the way to where you are going\u2026&amp;quot; Don&amp;#039;t meet your big move with fear and apprehension but embrace it with confidence and excitement! Does anyone have any big moves coming up for the fall? Are you moving away for college or maybe an internship? What are your fears and reservations? I promise you are not the only one. Share your advice! xoxo, Olivia Putnal Fashion Intern "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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