What Initiated the Move

The most common and irritable question any LA transplant is faced with is “what brings you to LA?”, because quite frankly, it’s LA. That being said, It was a question that I discovered new answers to every time someone would ask me. I’ll give you guys the short version, which is the initial reason why I believed I moved, and then I’ll share the slightly longer version. Short version: 20 year old goes through most painful heartbreak, sees no way of moving on besides moving away and leaving the past behind. Cliche, I know. Now, heres the slightly longer version, however not the final version because I am still discovering answers to this question. Growing up, I was never one to enjoy school. In fact, my grade 7 teacher said I was the worst student he’s ever had (sorry, not sorry). So it was no surprise that when I finally took off for college, it didn’t take me long to drop out. After that I moved back to Vancouver, got into health & fitness, started following my own style, and working retail. I loved being home, don’t get me wrong, but while family time is amazing, having a social life is crucial for your well being (especially at 20). I would fill my days with work, exercise and as many activities as I could think of but when it came to going out and having fun, I found that most of my friends were away at college or too busy making life happen for themselves. I was bored, lonely, and tired of seeing the rain every day (it rains almost 9 out of 12 months of the year in Vancouver). I felt like I was 20 and going nowhere with my life. Until I met my now ex-boyfriend, fell in love, and started to have hope again. Fast forward 8 months later and you would have found me on my bedroom floor, crying my eyes out for countless nights until 5 am. This went on for a few months and even I was getting tired of myself in this hopeless, miserable state. This one day I randomly facetimed this girlfriend of mine that moved to Santa Barbara from Vancouver, and I confided in her regarding what was going on. She told me that she understood what I was going through and that I needed a change of scenery. She suggested I move to LA. We got off the phone and somehow I found myself in LA less than a week later with 2 giant suitcases. All I knew moving there was that I needed a change of scenery, and that my interests revolve around health, beauty, fitness, fashion, adventures and music. So ask me again, “Why did you move to LA?” The truth is, I didn’t know, but I moved to find out where it takes me.