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Listen "BONUS EPISODE 5: "New Lots to White Plains" (PART 2)"
Episode Synopsis
Welcome to another bonus episode of Pablo Speaks - the podcast where words influence thoughts influence actions.
I am your host James Paul Sr aka Pablo and in today's podcast, I will narrate/share part-two of my three-part essay, "New Lots to White Plains - Urban Tales of NY City from the diary of James Paul Sr"
I wrote this piece back in 2014, during my return to the New York City , the Big Apple, the city that never sleeps, the city so nice they named it twice. The city where my Guyanese immigrant's dream began back in 1985.
My initial move from New York to Georgia back in 2003, was motivated by a desire to be closer to my wife's family who lived there, to get away from the cold up north, and to get more bang for my hard-earned buck, thanks to the significantly lower cost of living in GA and the South in general.
That was My Plan...
But God, Yahweh, Jehovah, or Fate...had other plans.
A number of hostile events - illness, real estate market crash, high unemployment - being the primary ones, converged to derail my upward-mobility plans, and left me upside-down, underwater, struggling to stay afloat.
It's difficult to find high-paying jobs in GA, during good times....impossible, during a recession....BUT New York is a different animal altogether...if you are a skilled, hard worker with drive and grit willing to hustle and grind...you can rebound in New York City ...and get back on track income-wise.
That's the backstory...
Now you're ready for part two of New Lots to White Plains.
Grab your popcorn and your favorite beverage....
We're taking the number 4 Express through lower Manhattan to Grand Central Station, in the heart of New York City.
Let's Go.
AYO
I am your host James Paul Sr aka Pablo and in today's podcast, I will narrate/share part-two of my three-part essay, "New Lots to White Plains - Urban Tales of NY City from the diary of James Paul Sr"
I wrote this piece back in 2014, during my return to the New York City , the Big Apple, the city that never sleeps, the city so nice they named it twice. The city where my Guyanese immigrant's dream began back in 1985.
My initial move from New York to Georgia back in 2003, was motivated by a desire to be closer to my wife's family who lived there, to get away from the cold up north, and to get more bang for my hard-earned buck, thanks to the significantly lower cost of living in GA and the South in general.
That was My Plan...
But God, Yahweh, Jehovah, or Fate...had other plans.
A number of hostile events - illness, real estate market crash, high unemployment - being the primary ones, converged to derail my upward-mobility plans, and left me upside-down, underwater, struggling to stay afloat.
It's difficult to find high-paying jobs in GA, during good times....impossible, during a recession....BUT New York is a different animal altogether...if you are a skilled, hard worker with drive and grit willing to hustle and grind...you can rebound in New York City ...and get back on track income-wise.
That's the backstory...
Now you're ready for part two of New Lots to White Plains.
Grab your popcorn and your favorite beverage....
We're taking the number 4 Express through lower Manhattan to Grand Central Station, in the heart of New York City.
Let's Go.
AYO
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