A New Yorker Goes West

A New Yorker Goes West

How To Make An Irish Exit From Your Life

my first three weeks in San Diego

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Alexa Juanita Jordan
Sep 10, 2025
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What Happened My First 3 Weeks in SD, on paper – 

  • I started routinely going to bed around 10 PM and waking up at 7 AM. 

  • I bought a dress for my best friend’s wedding, where I gave a reading 

  • A past client texted me that they quit their job to travel abroad and follow their dream of teaching at wellness retreats around the world.

  • I lay by the pool a lot, took a lot of beach walks, and listened to podcasts in the hot tub.

  • I started watching Golden Girls from the very beginning.

Pictures from back when I was keeping the move a secret 🤫

if it isn't obvious from these photos, my life was pretty much pool, beach, sleep repeat lol.

It’s so hard to look at San Diego with the rose colored glasses that I wore in those first couple of months. 

For the first three or four months, I was truly just frolicking fancy free.

 I felt safe. I felt held. I felt free.

But nothing is perfect. And my great escape cost me far more than I thought it would.

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