Personal Narrative: Moving To New York

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While walking to work, I took the time to think about how my life has changed completely since I moved to New York. When I first got here I didn’t even know where to go or to begin. I was just so emotionally drained out to the point where if something were to happen to me , I wouldn’t even care. But thanks to a certain someone my unexpected choice to moving to New York made me feel like I made the right choice.
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Once I gathered my luggage, I walked out of the plane. I saw families and loved ones hugging each other. The sense of loneliness overwhelms me not wanting to be here anymore I begin walk out the airport and start to walk run towards the exit. Me being the clumsy one I am. I suddenly bumped into a hard solid wall. Wait

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