It had always been a dream of mine to live abroad. My oldest memory, I believe, is from when I was 9, while watching the news with my father, which I did a lot, and it would show London. London quickly became a dream for me. Every time the Big Ben came up on TV, my parents would call me. I'd lay in their bed and see the streets behind the reporter, the people, the buildings, I had no interest for what the reporter was saying, you see, only the background. One day, I'd walk on those streets with my own two feet.
A couple of years later, I was watching a movie on TV one afternoon with George Clooney and Michelle Pfeifer, called One Fine Day, and right there and then, New York became my number one city. It took little to make it so wonderful to my eyes. I think I was 11, maybe 12, and I'd have this perfect image in my head. A NYC apartment, rain running down my windows, a cool glass of wine on my nightstand, jazz pumping out of my stereo and a good book on my lap after a long day at the office. Notice that I was pretty young to understand its real marvels and offerings, but New York had, with its beauty, become my objective.
Many of my friends still have a grudge against the USA in general. I must say that after the wars in Middle East, I was pretty shaken about Americans and living among them too. Needless to say, I think, that you can't really see a whole country for its government and its politics. Otherwise, we should be hating Germany, China, Venezuela and other countries as well. Instead, the same people that claim to hate the US, show fascination for these three. To resume my point of view, I have no intention of defending Americans or its government. No intention whatsoever of criticizing other cultures and their beliefs. Personally, I believe the world should be worldly. It seems redundant, but if you think about it, it's really not. Every one should respect and be respected in their individuality. And, of course, love, in every way, should always be understood and seen as something precious and divine.
On that topic, I want to clarify that I am 100% in favor of every kind of love. Yes, please, understand it as gay, lesbian, transexual, young, old, interracial, and all kinds there are. If you have anything against them, any prejudice or resentment, please do everyone, and especially yourself, a favor and go read more books, meet more people, talk and open your mind. You are obviously in grave danger of being short sighted for the rest of your life. There's still hope for you.
Furthermore, NYU became a dream for me much later. It became very clear for me that moving to the US to live wouldn't be something that would simply happen out of nowhere. So I started my research for the perfect university. Man, I had no idea it'd cost so much. Suddenly it had become very clear why parents saved their whole lives for their children's future. NYU is quite impossible for me. I don't come from wealth. I come from stable and confortable, which is great, I'm not complaining. The more out of reach it became, the more I'd dream about it. Hence, Mirabili.
Furthermore, NYU became a dream for me much later. It became very clear for me that moving to the US to live wouldn't be something that would simply happen out of nowhere. So I started my research for the perfect university. Man, I had no idea it'd cost so much. Suddenly it had become very clear why parents saved their whole lives for their children's future. NYU is quite impossible for me. I don't come from wealth. I come from stable and confortable, which is great, I'm not complaining. The more out of reach it became, the more I'd dream about it. Hence, Mirabili.
Okay. I think we've established our ground rules. Now, no more politics, theories or explanations. This is supposed to be fun.
As I was saying, it was my dream to live abroad, and then it was my especific dream to live in New York and study at NYU. So, I made it happen. This is the story of how I moved to New York and changed my whole life.
