http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/08/31/finding-your-fit/ The source on how we live, work and play Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:10:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/08/31/finding-your-fit/comment-page-1/#comment-5407 Little Shiva Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:19:10 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/?p=2702#comment-5407 I went there straight out of high school to go to Parsons and loved it immediately. I stayed for 17 years, and my favorite thing about it was the feeling of non-stop potential. But yeah, it can be a financial nightmare, and the stress of all that is one reason I finally left. If you don't have money, you'd better have enthusiasm and determination, otherwise the city'll eat you alive. In retrospect I think the most important thing about it was MAKING CONNECTIONS. You can mix and mingle with all kinds of people there... the only other place I can think of that offers that kind of mash-up and immediacy (well, similar but different) is Black Rock City. I went there straight out of high school to go to Parsons and loved it immediately. I stayed for 17 years, and my favorite thing about it was the feeling of non-stop potential. But yeah, it can be a financial nightmare, and the stress of all that is one reason I finally left. If you don’t have money, you’d better have enthusiasm and determination, otherwise the city’ll eat you alive. In retrospect I think the most important thing about it was MAKING CONNECTIONS. You can mix and mingle with all kinds of people there… the only other place I can think of that offers that kind of mash-up and immediacy (well, similar but different) is Black Rock City.

]]> http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/08/31/finding-your-fit/comment-page-1/#comment-5369 Elizabeth M Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:43:04 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/?p=2702#comment-5369 New York is an extremely crowded city full of anonymity. I find it fascinating. I'm impressed by the people who voluntarily relocate there and throw themselves into the demands of the city. As intimidating as it can be, it has always felt like one of the most creative places in the world. They don't necessarily welcome people with open arms... they just ignore them as they assimilate. New York is an extremely crowded city full of anonymity. I find it fascinating. I’m impressed by the people who voluntarily relocate there and throw themselves into the demands of the city. As intimidating as it can be, it has always felt like one of the most creative places in the world. They don’t necessarily welcome people with open arms… they just ignore them as they assimilate.

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