I moved to New York City on a whim after almost a decade in Florida. Here are the 11 biggest surprises, so far.

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The author moved to New York City from Florida a few months ago.

Jiselle Lee

After living in NYC and Chicago, I moved to a midsize Midwestern city. It's been great for my wallet and lifestyle.

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Savannah Born

I've traveled the world and lived on 6 continents. At age 40, I finally found my forever home.

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Loren Braunohler

I graduated from college and moved to a new city alone. Despite my best efforts, I'm ready to go home.

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After I graduated from college, I moved to a new city to live on my own for the first time.

Jamie Korenblat

I moved from New York to Berlin. There were 3 cultural differences I loved — and one that I didn't.

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Audrey Bruno

I moved to Turkey to be with my long-distance boyfriend. He broke up with me 2 months later, but I love my new home.

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I moved to Turkey for love and decided to stay after our break up.

Kaitlyn McInnis

We moved to our dream town in Colorado 8 years ago. Life in the mountains isn't nearly as idyllic as we expected.

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We sold our house in the Denver suburbs and moved to a more rural mountain town nearly a decade ago. Life's been good, but it's come with challenges.

Becki Rupp

My wife's job has us moving to a new state every few months. It's really tough, but I've found ways to make it work.

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We move every few months for my wife's job, and it's not always easy.

Luke Macy

She was paid to move to a new state. One year later, she's thriving in Georgia.

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Althea McBride has spent the last year making her new house in Georgia feel like home.

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Althea McBride's Georgia home is an "Afro boho" oasis.

I moved from New York City to a small Italian town with fewer than 5,000 people. My life looks so different.

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I moved from New York City to small town in Italy.

Caroline Chirichella

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