This blog was meant to be a journal of a journey, a place to document the changes, hopes, experiences, adventures, regrets and joys of starting a whole new life somewhere away from my beloved island. Unfortunately, it quickly became a silent testament to my complete lack of progress in getting my ass off the island and out to join my girlfriend and start a new life in my beloved NYC. A combination of lack of certainty in the employment situation over there, and later on, health problems, prevented me from heading over.

No longer. My main fear was my health: while it’s currently under control, I don’t know if or when out could get worse. But I’m done hiding. There are programs, services, things I can sign up to for free, that will help me not be much of a burden while I hunt down a job, and I’m tired of being too proud to beg. So this weekend I’m stepping out. Going to talk to my boss, explain that I’m leaving, and work something out with him. And hopefully by the end of next month, this little adventure will have begun in earnest.