Sunday, September 02, 2007
Jason takes Manhattan?
Ok, that's a terrible pun, I admit, but there is a very good chance that I will be moving to NYC within the next few years.
How it started was that my wife had been thinking about moving to the states with me for quite sometime, but the outlook in my opinion wasn't really good enough to make me confident in that move. She was thinking that LA would be the best choice and really didn't want to go east considering all the cold weather. I have nothing against LA, it's just that my job prospects don't really look that good there in comparison to NY. At the same time, my wife is really scared of extreme cold weather so I'd have to factor that into consideration.
All that changed once she met up with an old friend of hers who had lived in NY for 2 years. After hearing about all the positive aspects of the big apple, she suddenly had a change of heart and started to become interested. When she told me about her plan, I was at first apprehensive because I didn't have enough time to digest what had just happened.
Several minutes go by and immediately I became excited. Investment banks have made NY their home and that industry is absolutely the one area that I would like to stay in. Having done some searching for jobs in that area, it quickly became apparent that, YES, we CAN do this!
I, for one, am extremely psyched over this. It's not that I don't enjoy Japan, rather, it's really the only place where I have been able to become an independent man and grow as a person. However, if I really want to make that next leap for a truly rewarding career, my chances are much higher in NY. Afterall, I'm still trying to shake off the whole english teacher/headhunter image and it looks like it's a completely uphill battle. Not impossible mind you, just extremely difficult.
Though Japan has been great for me, I've also begun to truly miss certain things that only the US can bring. Thanksgiving dinners with family and friends, NBA, NFL, MLB, cheaper food, more variety in supermarkets, driving, being able to play basketball and tennis free of charge (or at least less than 25 bucks per hour), xmas and new years. All of these things were taken for granted by me and I realize how much I truly miss them all.
Realistically, this idea is at 75% chance of turning into reality. My wife has another 2.5 years of grad school left and my job prospects won't be good until after a couple more years of experience in the investment banking industry. I really do hope it becomes a reality in the near future though.
How it started was that my wife had been thinking about moving to the states with me for quite sometime, but the outlook in my opinion wasn't really good enough to make me confident in that move. She was thinking that LA would be the best choice and really didn't want to go east considering all the cold weather. I have nothing against LA, it's just that my job prospects don't really look that good there in comparison to NY. At the same time, my wife is really scared of extreme cold weather so I'd have to factor that into consideration.
All that changed once she met up with an old friend of hers who had lived in NY for 2 years. After hearing about all the positive aspects of the big apple, she suddenly had a change of heart and started to become interested. When she told me about her plan, I was at first apprehensive because I didn't have enough time to digest what had just happened.
Several minutes go by and immediately I became excited. Investment banks have made NY their home and that industry is absolutely the one area that I would like to stay in. Having done some searching for jobs in that area, it quickly became apparent that, YES, we CAN do this!
I, for one, am extremely psyched over this. It's not that I don't enjoy Japan, rather, it's really the only place where I have been able to become an independent man and grow as a person. However, if I really want to make that next leap for a truly rewarding career, my chances are much higher in NY. Afterall, I'm still trying to shake off the whole english teacher/headhunter image and it looks like it's a completely uphill battle. Not impossible mind you, just extremely difficult.
Though Japan has been great for me, I've also begun to truly miss certain things that only the US can bring. Thanksgiving dinners with family and friends, NBA, NFL, MLB, cheaper food, more variety in supermarkets, driving, being able to play basketball and tennis free of charge (or at least less than 25 bucks per hour), xmas and new years. All of these things were taken for granted by me and I realize how much I truly miss them all.
Realistically, this idea is at 75% chance of turning into reality. My wife has another 2.5 years of grad school left and my job prospects won't be good until after a couple more years of experience in the investment banking industry. I really do hope it becomes a reality in the near future though.
# posted by bastard : 7:13 AM
