Comments on: Moving To New Orleans

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:36:00 +0000

lovely story to come across as i am relocating to new orleans in a few months..

By: vibinmusician

vibinmusician — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:47:00 +0000

LOVED this article! I’m thinking of making the move from NYC (8.5 years here WORKING my TAIL OFF!!) I vibe with everything your saying. EVER since I went there in OCT..I’ve been nothing but HEAD OVER HEELS for that place!! and ME? a tried and true NY’er? HA! I came back, touched down in LAGUARDIA and was like “WHY AM I HERE AGAIN?!” that’s never happened no matter where I ventured to travel..so YEAH. it’s a magickal place and I couldn’t agree MORE! thank you for sharing your story!! xox

By: Serendipity2478

Serendipity2478 — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:32:00 +0000

Sloane (love the name, by the way),

After moving there, do you ever regret the decision? I have a knot in my throat as I sit here and miss New Orleans. As I once read… “the more you visit New Orleans, the more unfit you are to live anywhere else.”

By: Serendipity2478

Serendipity2478 — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:27:00 +0000

I love New Orleans as well. I’m a teacher in Chicago and have been tossing around the idea for months… to relocate, or not to relocate? I never have had an experience quite like New Orleans, and I’ve traveled extensively. Still haven’t been to Mardi Gras.

I feel like your post was speaking to my heart because all of your reasons are my reasons. It actually made me cry.

Only the people who truly love New Orleans for the good, the bad, and the ugly will understand why we want to call it home. And that’s okay- because those are the only people I’d want as neighbors there.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:56:00 +0000

Chelsea – Amazing! Can’t wait to hear more about your new job and for following your dreams.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:55:00 +0000

Nonsense, these places are what you make of them. Don’t let the hype scare you off from the magic that is New Orleans.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:55:00 +0000

David – Thank you for the kind words. New Orleans is amazing and it holds a very special place in my heart.

By: chris

chris — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:56:00 +0000

I am sad to say that New Orleans will now turn into the next Silverlake or Williamsburg.

By: David

David — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:11:00 +0000

I don’t know you and stumbled upon your blog while looking for something else. Welcome to New Orleans!!! My wife and I are born and raised here but move to Colorado in 2007, we returned in 2009 to our home near Tulane University. It is amazing how many things you miss about this city when you leave, it is unique in this country. Anyway, good luck on your move.

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:52:46 +0000

I just wanted to say THANK YOU (a bit late) for this awesome post!!! I googled “relocating to New Orleans” to see if anything helpful would come up..this helped me SO MUCH! I'm moving to NOLA in one month (30 days exactly!) to be a teacher…and ''cause I want to!” Many of your reasons (except for the business-referencing one) are exactly why I love NOLA so much already and yes- my greatest hope is to become a true “New Orleanian!” Thanks for the uplifting post, and encouragement for me to follow my beignet-eating, chicory-coffee drinking dreams!