Moving to San Francisco

I tell people I'm moving to San Francisco, and I always get one of two responses.

Response 1- Dude, that's so awesome.

Response 2- Your an idiot. Why do you want to go there. The gays are there.

I feel like if I don't explore while I'm still at this stage in life, I wont ever go do it. I don't want to look back on my life in six or seven years and be like "I really should have gone some where new."

Lets face it... no one likes change. I'm nervous as hell about moving to a city I know nothing about. I have some family in SF but I don't even know their names. I'd also only know about two people there. I am scared as hell.

Living there- My goal is to find an apartment within a month. Till then I'd crash with family. I really want to live on my own. I want to fend for myself, and learn responsibility. I know its gonna be tough. I'm gonna be working hard, and going to school. My life will probably be really tough... especially my first six months. After that I'm sure the routine will kick in.

Motivation- Kids here in Missouri will always bitch about living here. They claim to hate it, and blah, blah, blah. Yet when they graduate from high school they opt to go to school in-state. Financially its a wise move. But then they continue to trash talk it. They end up getting married here, have kids here, move to the same suburb they grew up in, and they end up dying here. All that sounds very rough, I know it does. I don't want to be like any of those kids. I'm gonna take the financial hit and move. I have a feeling im going to look back on this decision and be very happy that I decided to do what I did.

Money- I'm planning on finding another bank job out there. I've found a few positions. I have a feeling I'll be doing a various amount of side jobs as well. A large part of my money for school stuff/ living out there will come from student loans.

School- This is the main reason why I'd even be out there. Most of the top 25 business schools are located in California. I figured that I might as well become a in-state resident to save myself some cash later down the road when I do transfer out of the City College of San Francisco.

Life- My life will be tough out there. I know it will. I'll be thousands of miles away from home, friends and family. But I'll definitely have more opportunities in California than I would in Missouri.

California Dream- The California Dream can finally be accomplished. This is another reason that I'd love to go. This idea of moving far away has been a idea for many years. I've just been afraid to act on it. With the help of a lovely young women (yeah the same one) my idea, is finally becoming a reality. All I needed was a push, and for that I'm very thankful.

I'm still going regardless of what people think about this move. Its gonna suck at first but it'll get better.