Relocating? ... About Housing, Rentals & Roomates in various cities

[smashinfashion]

do we have any threads/resources for people who are relocating for their career in fashion and need help finding rentals/roommates, etc? i am moving to ny and don't have many contacts there yet!

[missbliss]

wow, lucky! good luck with everything. I've always dreamed of moving to nyc, but not until I'm finished with school. I'm moving into a big city in August though (Atlanta, GA) and I'm also pretty anxious.

[fashionicon]

This is the only thread I've seen about info on NY:

http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums...ight=york+city

[kem]

NYC ! Hot , that is my my dream city to move to ! second would be LA

[ilaughead]

Any resources on moving anywhere would be really appreciated! I want to move to a different country in the near-ish future (out of college), but it seems like a daunting plan!

[LucindaMay]

I moved overseas from Sydney to Boston to go to college when I was 19, now I am living in NYC.

You should just do it! It really isn't that scary. If you hate it, you can always move back home.

[Diorling]

This is a great thread, I desperately want to move to Paris...I *could* be practical and wait until after college but that might not be the case.

[lunitweety]

Originally Posted by Diorling

This is a great thread, I desperately want to move to Paris...I *could* be practical and wait until after college but that might not be the case.

I was born and raised in Paris and it is the greatest city I've ever seen!!! I know exactly how you feel...I miss it sooo much!

I'm moving to NYC in 1month!! Found a rent controlled apartment in Chelsea! Too good to be true...and I cannot wait!

Would love to live in Milano too!

Anything interesting about NY is very apprectiated please!

[Diorling]

Oh wow...We should switch places...You to NYC me to Paris...

EVERYTHING about NY is interesting. Shopping, dining, clubbing, people, fashioni...Everything.

[Bershka]

I moved to Milan last year, right after high school at the age of 18 to study fashion and textile...comming from a very close-knit family and a small American town it was not that easy, to be honest, but I'm hoping that it'll be a good sacrifice for the good future...right?

[gius]

I highly recommend trying CRAIGSLIST http://www.craigslist.org/about/cities.html
It's what I use whenever I want to live someplace else.
Just go there, choose your country, choose what you want (apartment, free bicycle, etc.)

So far I've only moved to a new city for college... small, small town to a big city but you get used to it in a few weeks. Just last week, I got lost on the skytrain It's great though, to get lost--I got myself a little tour of some cities I had never seen before.

[criticsdarling]

I 2nd Craigslist!! when I was 19 I moved from Ohio to NYC without ever having so much as visited there, let alone know anybody who lived there. I simply found a roomate under "temps and sublets" and went with it. I've used it to find one night rentals too for when I visit. I can't wait to move back there someday! You will love it!

[thefrancofille]

There are only 2 cities in the world that I MUST live in: Paris and NY.

[educo]

My next move:: PARIS!!! I'm planning to move there next year! What are some good spots to live in for a student like me?

[lunitweety]

Originally Posted by educo

My next move:: PARIS!!! I'm planning to move there next year! What are some good spots to live in for a student like me?

I'm SOOO jealous...I'm so proud of being a Parisienne and I can't wait to live there again! Here's a map of the arrondissements (districts/neighborhoods).



If you're not a millionaire you should pretty much avoid living on the west side (8th, 15th, 16th, 17th)...there you can find the champs elysées but it is REALLY boring at night!
Also avoid the 12th & 13th (Chinatown...Booooring!)

You need to look around these neighborhoods (it's cheaper and you can find all the cheap hip restaurants at night!):

1st & 2nd - Les Halles
6th - Latin Quarters (WHERE I WAS BORN!!! )
14th - Montparnasse
18th & 20th - Montmartre & Nation/Republique (montmartre is the historic neighborhood where all the artists set up on the weekends! I love it!!!)


Oh yeah...the 4th (Le Marais) turned into the gay neighborhood over the recent years. Just FYI...