“I love New York, even though it isn’t mine,the way something has to be, a tree or a street or a house, something, anyway, that belongs to me because I belong to it.”
Truman Capote.

So many people come to New York with something to prove. There’s no other self-glorifying city that says that if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. The persistent fascination with the city, the way people project so much into it, makes everyone to think that New York belongs to them. But there is the other side too. It is difficult to live here. You have to work harder than you have thought. You have to face limits and postpone your wish for more space or stability, warmth of relationships and silence. You need to speed up and meet deadlines.

But this is all about how much you love this city. How much it really matters for you? I like that walks across the Brooklyn Bridge, hours spent at Met , walks along crowded streets where it seems like every person came from a different corner of the world. New York is cinematic. It’s concentrated. It’s diverse. It’s where a lot of important things have happened, and so, it is full of history and legends. It’s a place of ideals, “where anything is possible.” This is why I’m here. Even though it’s so easy to love it and hate it at the same time, for now I wouldn’t want to live anyplace else, for all the big reasons and for all the small ones. I do, because it is still possible to build things here.

My name is Vlada and here is something about me.

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Mornings

I’m a morning person. I like to wake up early and have a couple hours of my own. I need to feel the day when nothing can disturb my peace of mind, to make a breakfast without any rush listening to some music.

Music

Music is my religion. It helps me to keep the memories, to smile without a reason, to explain things that you can’t shape in words. Musical festivals and concerts with their magic vibe and enveloping sounds are irreplaceable bricks of me and source of inspiration.

Friends

I know for sure all my friends are special. They taught me how to find happiness in small things and that taking care of each other is a simple thing. We always have fun, laughing with each other. Even a few years later, I’m giggling when flashbacks strike my memory. We differ from each other a lot, but there is some driving force that keeps us together. Even now, when there are 10 hours of Atlantic Ocean between us.

Sport

Snowboard, bicycle, yoga, jogging, hiking, that’s my whole life. Even if I’m tired and my head is full of thoughts, I know in advance what will recharge my battery and refresh my mind. Sport helps me to see the bright side of everything while the road unfolds under my bike, to enjoy every moment while I’m sliding down the slope and to feel not only physical but also an emotional flexibility while I’m doing yoga.

Traveling

I’m a traveler, even a wanderer. I just need something ahead to keep going, no matter if it is rainy or sunny, I like it anyway. Somebody said that there is one thing that it is better than mountains and it is mountains that you haven’t climbed. That is so true about all new places. Traveling is something that educates and enriches you, and there always would be places where you’ve never been.