I finally came to the USA 🤩Apartment hunt & my first impressions of New York
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In this video you will see my first days in the USA! OMG, how excited I was... until I started searching for an apartment. Ahaha, I will share all the problems with finding a place in NYC when you've just arrived, as well as my first impressions 🤩Check it out!
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Hey one weird thing we are in the same time zone. Usually I think of us being even on different days. I hope life treats you well and you make the best of it.
I agree 100%. Normally I can be suspicious of some creator's intent. But, you are a Student who deserves the extra $$$ to help reach your genuine goals in this challenging environment !
The herbicides and GMOs will make you gain weight. Try to eat Organic if you can afford it...
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I live in the Hudson Valley Area. If your interested in renting outside of NYC let me know.
The metal stairs outside are a fire escape. All apartments in the US are supposed to have 2 entrances/exits for safety.
They should have double glased windows instead of these stairs, and good locks.
New York learnt it from a terrible and bitter experience with an atrocious highrise clothing factory fire 🔥 killing many woman-workers next to what's now Washington Square.
Appreciate the fire escapes as life savers and don't use them for growing pots of plants, etc. Know where they are located and clear any obstructions to them for a quick escape.
Have you thought of posting a notice about an apartment to be rented out by you outside your university's residence rental office when school will start soon once you have found an apartment with one extra bedroom and interview another student to become another renter ?
Your *experience* in looking for a good apartment counts for someone in a similar situation.
Fermions can't superconduct but they can pair up via a *massive* moiety to become bosons and superconduct.
Mass is variable dependent upon the interaction with the environment.
Carbon atoms are lighter than many other elements' atoms but a diamond crystal formed of *tightly bonded* carbon atoms behaves as being extremely stiff and allows phonons to have very long mean free path.
@@lucarmyfool4800 Hehe Ikr. I wouldn't live there unless I won $20million or more on a lottery. The thought of fires or doing time for killing an intruder is a huge dealbreaker for me. I mean, it's safer to live below the 4th floor if you're worried about fires. But then you have to worry about B&Es. And having to look at some ugly brick wall out your window every day. Just yuck. But NYC does look like a fun place for millionaires.
That would make it even harder to get out if the front door was blocked by fire. @@lucarmyfool4800
Thanks for life + physics advice
If your university has a dormitory, the best housing option is the University Dorm, Ask your university for help with housing. Also, to get your credit started go to the department stores like Macy's or Target stores and apply for their credits cards, since they have no monthly fees but their interest rates are VERY high, so pay off your debt before the interest rates kick in.
She doesn't have time to establish an US credit score. Long term, yes. Get on making a credit score but that won't help in the short term.
This idea to build credit is HORRIBLE! Especially for a woman who has no experience with credit card companies and probably likes to shop. She would likely go over her limit and forget or be unable to pay her minimum payment on time and then she will be in a very bad situation. The better option is to open a small ($500) one year secured "credit builder" loan at her bank which is automatically drafted from a $500 savings account held by said bank. This is what I did and essentially it is borrowing money from yourself and a virtually fail proof way of raising your credit score. As long as you have $500 dollars to spare for one year, it is perfect.
@@crp9985that's why she mentioned the dorms, ugh!
Nah. You can almost always find a sublet in big cities. All she has to do is show her university awards package as proof of income. University dorms are fucking expensive, as in, my university pays me to teach but not enough to live in our own fucking dorms.
@@cjohnson3836 True, but she is a female in a new country and would like to stay with her roommates. I am glad things worked out for her. Now if she can reconfigure the cell phones network and carrier configurations so her battery is not run down by her phone's many attempts to connect to her old networks and services that are no longer accessible.
Moscow loks cleaner, more modern, culturally richer, more exciting, friendly and affordable.
Lmao completely delusional
@@pmaigotthat7211
What do you mean, please elaborate.
@@ernstwiltmann6 Friendly in Moscow? Russians are known to be stoic. Also there a lot more things to do in NY.
@@willdanger6833 "Also there a lot more things to do in NY"
Like getting Fentanyl, tickets to Jeffrey'Epstein's Island, Nose candy, and other fun stuff for sale ?
You can even buy Judges, the "Truth", Politicians, and what not, if you have enough Dough $$$.
After a few weeks or months you won’t even notice the trains, sirens, etc. it just blends into the background.
Dari, After following you all over Europe, Turkey and Middle East for the last few years I can't believe your here. I will say a prayer for you to find the perfect apartment to live in. Best wishes from hot Florida.
Thank uuu
Ohh it’s nostalgic. I studied in New York for 2 month. Arrived without any preparations. Mostly lived in Russian speaking hoods like Brighton and Forest Hills. New York is not like in the movies. It’s a crazy city, but also interesting to live by the same reason. Pizza 🍕 is good with big chicken pieces unlike in Russia. And the food was just a bit more expensive as in Russia with the older currency exchange, but much bigger portions. The tips thing I hated though. Even for the ice cream you supposed to give tips. It was in 2013-14. I still miss the metro 🚇 sound of New York. But it’s too dirty with crazy people sometimes. But most people were telling me “sorry” all the time when they passed me. I thought why they are so polite! It’s too polite! But then in Russia I started to say sorry even first days after coming back. Well. I wanna travel all the America next time and conquer the Hollywood! 🎥
Haven't seen or heard from you in awhile.hope all is good with you 🍻 from the US (Florida)
@@chrisconny2285 I’m now getting rich on manure so one day can come back to America
If you don't give tips they will just raise the prices.
@@CrazyRussianSergey lolwut? Manure? I don't wanna know... People are expected to tip the servers bc they only make about $2/hour. That's how American restaurant owners can afford to sell their food so cheap. Do the math and ask yourself if you could live in NYC on $2/hour. It's expected, unless your server is horrible. And by horrible, I mean she cusses and/or injures you in some way.
hay hay its crazy sergey, big fan man ...!
You jumped right in the deep end of the pool! I'm an American myself and I wouldn't move to New York. I believe someone commented already, but your university should have a Dormitory or University Apartments! Maybe even both! Those would be good places for you guys.
I visited America and found it unbelievably vast after living in a small country. The alligator on the golf course was a little unusual but I loved Dunkin Doughnut 😊
It’s Dunkin’ Donuts. I know it’s spelt wrong but that’s what makes us Americans crazy. I live in the town where the first Dunkin ever opened so I had to correct
@four_20hitman___97 I heard they recently removed the "s". As for the spelling that's always been misspelled.
Start calling Airbnb's to see if they have a monthly rate. I used to manage a house and we loved renting by the month. We only charged a fraction of the normal rate. Don't be shy about telling the owner/manager your story. If you end up liking the place, tell them what you can afford. Be creative and stay positive.
Air BN bs are outrageous costs + the "cleaning fees" is a scam. Find a family to live with.
I find it depends on location, obviously NYC is ultra expensive.
I used air b&b on the Croatian coast , most beautiful European beaches ever $25 a night.
But London, NYC, Even Moscow or
Saint Petersburg and most big cities will be expensive.
I was thinking how the hell a full time student can fork out even half of 3K.
Where I live in the UK and it's on the south coast five min from beach well two bedroom flat/ house is £800-£1000 a month ?.
Her prices are mental.
Should of got into property in NYC 👍✌️
Always good to hear from you!!❤❤
Glad you made it to the 'States, Dari. I live about six hours south of you, in the north of Virginia. Last time I was in New York was before the pandemic. The city looks a lot cleaner now through the lens of your camera than it did then, which is nice to see, especially in the subway. And you even managed a show already! Most excellent. Once the apartment is secured, I hope New York treats you well. 👍
Hope so! Thanks 😊
Dasha, WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME,
So awesome to know you are finally in the USA. We need people like you here in the US. Your excitement is so catching and I am so happy for you.
Have to watch the rest of your video later, but just wanted to say hi.
Enjoy the beauty and newness of our country. So happy you are here.
Thank you so much!!
Sent you a message in instagram? No worries if you are too busy to reply. Loved seeing New York through your eyes...
@@DariStep i dont want you people in my country. go back to russia
Добро пожаловать Даша. Tashkent Supermarket is excellent. The Manhattan location is not open yet, but the Brighton Beach location is. I would also highly recommend Euro Market in Astoria. The owner is Greek and they have products from Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, and the Middle East. New York has such a great variety of ethnic grocery stores. In my 16 years here, I have found Russian, Polish, English, Italian, Indian, Lebanese, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Filipino grocery stores that are worth recommending.
I wish you luck. I moved away from the NY city area 34 years ago and don't think I could ever afford to move back. I'm sure you don't need my advice, but here goes anyway: 1. Find a place where you will feel safe, coming and going and at night. 2. More than likely you will need to settle for a place with a major objection anyway (except safety), it a matter of being worn down to the point of capitulation. 3. You may need to think "outside the box" (old expression from an old guy) and one of you set up in the living room and the other in the large bedroom - using the little bedroom for a walk in closet. 4. Remember you are renting and this is temporary, and can re-locate once your lease is up - plenty of time to keep looking for something better. Please let me know if my advise is dumb - so I will learn to keep it to myself (just trying to be helpful in this frustrating time).
I was surprised she did not get help at school. Even if they don't give personal help many colleges and university's have areas for posting assistance where you can find living situations. Roommates come and go at different times and sometimes you can find living quarters with someone whose roommate have graduated or left school.
Oh man! I really hope you find an apartment soon 🙏🙏
Many people forget that Mexico borders the United States .You can fly from Russia into Mexico much cheaper than flying from Russia to the USA .You can also fly back to Russia from Mexico for less money .Every time my sister flies to Europe she flies out of Tijuana Mexico instead of Los Angeles California for less money .She takes the San Diego Trolley or Uber to the border then walks across into Mexico ,once in Mexico she Uber's or takes a Taxi to the Airport .She does the same thing when she returns .Right now she is in Scotland she and her Husband left 2 days ago and will return in about 2 weeks .
Everyone knows that Mexico borders the US. Have you looked at a map of the US? LA is west coast and south NYC is North East. If you arrive in Mexico and need to get to NYC you are going to have to incur costs to either fly, drive, bus or train all the way across a very large country.
@@lolah3838 I understand what you are saying but I think you are missing the point.The point is it may still be cheaper .Obviously you're not going to fly into the west coast of Mexico if your destination is New York or any area on the East Coast of the USA
WELCOME! We might have a wonderful country, but we have our issues too. You will be fine and be blessed, dear one!
New York is expensive! I'm from Boston and it's also expensive! I managed to find a couple of roommates who were total strangers. The last roommates that I had in Boston, we were five girls with one bathroom. I don't know how we did it. But we all had our own rooms so at least that was good. Our apartment was two stories. I was on the third floor under the roof. With no air conditioning. So much fun in the summer. But at least I had a job so I could be in the air conditioning during the day. I don't think the buses head air conditioning back in the '80s either. And it was in a really nice neighborhood. But I had to take one bus and two Subway cars to get to work. Or I could walk an extra 7 minutes and take one bus and one subway car. Eventually I went to the other direction and took one bus and then one express bus to Copley Square. That was better. And then two of my roommates got married and everybody broke up and I ended up living in a room in Waltham (thank goodness for that express bus! Cuz I wasn't even in Boston anymore)
And then I got married and moved to the North Shore. When my last landlady sold her old cheap house I couldn't afford to live anywhere so now I'm in Florida In the house my parents had and then I got a roommate from Boston! Which was good because the property taxes are really high. And then The house my brother was renting got sold so now he lives here too. Thankfully we have three bedrooms. And lots and lots of stuff everywhere. Hopefully we will sort it all out someday but it's been four years since he moved in so who knows. Maybe we need to invite company over again. We did one time, right before COVID.
Thank you for the video. It was really good. And I don't think I have heard of Sam Smith, but he sounds interesting. I like people who are humble. And now it is time for BBC World News we can find out maybe more about the plane crash yesterday in Russia.
Welcome to the USA! (I haven't been to New York since 1997 so it was nice to see it and those concert tickets sounded cheap. I might consider paying that much for a concert If I had it. Friend of mine wanted to see Taylor Swift, but the tickets were $1,000. That's what she said. I wouldn't pay $1,000 for a concert ticket that didn't come with an airplane flight and a hotel room, preferably in LA and even then I would need roommates. One time in DC I had three of them, and all of them snored. I told myself it was a soothing sound meant to put me to sleep, and I went to sleep)
Thanks for sharing your story! I hope you will figure everything out with the house 🏡 good luck 🍀
Congratulations! I already did an MBA an it's a great experience
That's awesome!
@@DariStep thank you! You willl love it :)
Good to see you excited. Many apartments for rent in New York, at least there are options. Some cities have hardly any available. I hope you get a nice apartment, must be scary to move first before you have an apartment!
Btw you had red night eyes in this video, different camera? It’s a different look 😊 Do make sure to drink enough during the day with those temperatures! New York as city gets hot with all the buildings.
When does your job/study start?
It’s because of the flash on the camera 📸
I used to live in Hamilton Heights/Dominican Harlem. Maybe that's still affordable. Property manager was named Jacques, and he owned a couple of the buildings at 140th and Broadway. Good luck.
same in LONDON.......hassle to even open a bank account.....then to get an apt....need to show source of income/etc......and then find a job
Excited to be following your journey, Dari. Stay safe, keep working and all good things will come your way!
Thank you! Will do! :))
I also had a similar experience searching for rooms in NYC to finish college. But I somehow managed to succeed. Good luck!
The tip should be around 20% around the price of the check before taxes
It's so Frustrating watching your Apartment Search. But, I'm glad you were very honest about it, to help build awareness. Good Luck Dari !!
Thank you!
The reason it’s so tough is because once you’re in you basically have squatter’s rights and it’s incredibly difficult to get rid of you even if you stop paying the rent. There’s a guy in my building who hasn’t paid since 2012! We’re trying to evict him. It’s insane.
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@@RitchyoneTech , It's good that you announced yourself.
That's what Democrat politicians get you 🤣
@@farzana6676Republican politicians make you homeless.
Why are 'we' trying to evict him? :)
Excellent video Dari sorry you couldn’t find that apartment you wanted close to university/college and hopefully one day you’ll get the apartment you wanted and one day you will go up Empire State Building built in the 1930’s quite high and One World Trade Center just rebuilt a tall building of 1,775 feet high ( 541.02 meters) Enjoy New York when you can.
Thank youu
Decades ago, we apartment hunted in NYC and I wanted either Jackson Heights Queens or northern Brooklyn (Greenpoint, etc) but we ended up around 70th and Madison. Now we live in Atlanta.
Bank accounts aren't usually an issue. What's not possible unless you're a permanent resident is getting a mortgage.
Avoid lower Manhatten for food, it's usually overpriced, especially around Times Square and Grand Central Station. Mom and pops in residential areas like upper East side, Brooklyn, Queens, Harlem, are cheaper for food.
It made me really happy to see you with a different energy and happiness. Go Dari! 😊
Congratulations on making the dream of study in USA come true! Is it possible the university has a list of apartments? Sometimes those can be easier as they understand you are a student.
Happy for you! You're self confident and I know you will succeed. Good luck! Слава свободной России!
You are so brave. You can do it just keep visualising you’re beautiful new chapter. It will be just one chapter of many amazing chapters of your life
Hopefully 🙏🏼 thanks!
Keeping fingers crossed for you Dari. NYC I hear is extremely tough to find an apartment in. Sadly apartment prices across the entire USA are high now. Stay positive!
That’s my goal ahaha
@@DariStepI have faith in you because you are such a positive person 😊
Hi Dari. I especially enjoyed the scenes from the concert. Madison Square Garden! Fantastic. Thank You for keeping us updated. Harlem looked very interesting.🗽
You are so welcome!
Good luck, your best bet is going through the university to find an apartment but that isn't always an option in NYC.
WEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLL... I want to see the apartment she ended up in!!!!
I have lived in the Tri-State area (CT-NY-NJ) most of my life, it is extremely expensive. You have to start with a very, very small modest apartment and work your way up.
Your video has a sponsor! That’s great because your videos are so nicely done. Now they even include suspense.
Glad you like them!
And the Subways in NYC run 24hrs a day!
That’s amazing!
Tack!
Thanks for your support!
All my money onit, that her story will be like this:
She will find someone,
she will fall in love,
they will get married,
she will get the citizenship,
and she will divorce
😅
I believe it's expensive to live in any big city in the USA. I hope you find a apartment soon.
no. Midwest cities like Kansas City or St Louis are much less than this. Go for a smaller city like Columbia, Mo and she can rent a 3 bed, 2 bath house with 2 car garage for $800 per month.
I think she should move to Lincoln NE low crime rate and a great place to live.
@@jeffshaw4039 is there a university in Lincoln that's going to offer her a full MBA scholarship? Like she's not here on a sightseeing tour. She's here to go to a specific school in Queens, so telling her to go to another city isn't helping. She's not on vacation.
@jdanon203 she should of found a school in Europe the usa is finished. Russia is going to Nuke it .
L3wg sent me here, I loved the video.
Wow Dari! Your first week in NYC seems like an emotional roller coaster! I know you will persevere and once you get settled in, life will be great. Your English is impressive, and your positive personality will win!
You might want to talk with Zach the Russian, another youtuber who has just come to the US for school. He's a bit younger but he might shed light on what it's like for him. His situation is different than yours but he might be able to suggest things relevant for a Russian student in America right now.
They know each other and have done streams together before 🍻
I think Zach is in Myrtle Beach, totally different from NYC
He's in South Carolina, it's quite far away.
I saw you video about your apartment hunt in NYC. St. Johns has a housing department that can aid you in finding housing. They even have graduate student housing and grad student apartments. They will help you without the burden of going to real estate agents. Good luck. New York makes better people.
It costs around $2000 a month - way too expensive for me
We're not talking about renting from the university's $6k per semester housing. We're saying St John's should have a housing advisor in the housing office that helps you find off campus housing. ;)
Really great to hear about your first impressions of NYC, ....both the good and the bad parts! I understand why your head is spinning from the stress of apartment hunting and getting credit established. Just hang in there for a while longer and I'm sure everything will work out.
Thanks for your support 😌
So happy you are now one of us. Welcome to the City that Never Sleeps
Thanks ☺️
Many years ago when I attended New York University in Manhattan, I went to a campus housing office and quickly found a nearby apartment that had an extra bedroom to rent out. I shared the cost of the apartment with another student at the university. It cost me only $110 per month on Christopher St.! Ask people on the college campus for advice on finding a place to stay.
Yes! I wholeheartedly agree.
Omggg there are no such prices anymore
@@DariStep Inflation at work. I remember 50 cent candy bars. Now they're almost $3.
I wish even shared rent was still that cheap.
It's good to see that your first impressions of new york city and usa are mostly positive. It's good to see that Chase was able to open an account for you.
Rusian girls are always seem good in nature and great content, Love from Pakistan
New York is the most expensive city in the USA. If you were in a university/college in a small city or town, you would not have the problems you are having and prices would be much cheaper. You could also live outdide of the City. The further you go, the less expensive it is. I will not say cheap, because I live 70 miles north of Manhattan and a one bedroom is about $2000 now. It takes about an hour and a half to get to NYC by train from up here. Some do it though because the schools are good and it is safe. I was a teacher in a high school. One of my former students drove from here to Brooklyn every day to attend Law School. She lived with her parents and saved a lot of money, but it must have been stressful. She is a lawyer now and I believe she never had any debt. She is Indian. Her parents came here from India and she grew up in the USA. Very hard working and bright person.
I wish you the best of luck with finding an apartment. If you ever decide to transfer to an MBA program in a different state you could find much cheaper apartments. Grad students where I work in Charlottesville, Virginia can rent apartments for around $1200 a month.
What a cliffhanger, Dari! Really hope that apartment works out! 🤞🏻
Thanks
You are a very fortunate Russian woman to be able to afford to live in New York. $3000 for an apartment is four or five peoples salary for one month in Moscow.
I also remember we went to the club and vodka shot cost $20!!! 600 rubles those times. Now almost 2000 rubles! It’s what many people get in Russia for one day of hard work. Imagine working all day on not the cheapest job and receive just a shot of vodka! The food wasn’t that expensive though as I remember
Yeap 🤯
You can go to the big chain liquor stores and get dirt cheap vodka. It's only expensive in bars, clubs and restaurants.
We are on team Dari and wish you all the best 👍
Thank uu
Good luck with the apartment searching!
You are young, beautiful and naive! New York will change all of that, fast. 😀Good luck!
So happy for you! Please be sure to be careful, keep you wits around you in NYC.
Wishing you the best Dari! 💙❤💛
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If you can afford to get in off the street, NYC is a glamorously wonderful place. On the street, NYC can be gritty, grimy, grungy, stressful, and depressing. Stress is anything you have to get used to. Even good things can be stressful. I hope that you will soon get settled in and your stress will be replaced by contentment. Blessings. Be safe. Be well. May all your ups and downs have only soft landings. ☮☮🕊🕊☯☯🙏🙏4 peace in Ukraine. P.S. Give my best to Natasha. 😊
I just love to follow your adventure - I hope for all the best for you ❤
Hi Dari,all the best with the apartment,thanks for showing us around,look after your self and take care
Thank you, I will 🍀
Good luck Dari we’re rooting for you
Thank you 😊
Welcome Dari!! We are all sending you good vibes for success and joy in your new life here!
New York City is fantastic for people watching. Walk down the street you'll see every type of human.
The university has a branch in Egypt also
AS a former NYC. I'm glad you can say NYC is not like the movies. It's very very expensive. Manhattan is out of anyones price range unless you are making 6 figures. The most affordable is outside in Queens. Forget Brooklyn. Unless you go at the end of Brooklyn. Minimum rent is 3k a month. Also. If you are a young blond woman. It will be waaaay easier for you with all the thirsty older men in NYC. Food is expensive, supermarket it expensive, trains are 2.75 a ride. There are a lot of crazy ppl in the trains. You have to be careful. Stuff you will find out soon. Ppl have to realize the city also has 100k migrants coming to NYC. Wait a little more and see how that effects NYC with it's 8 million ppl. I also find it interesting you love Sam and right after go to a church to ask for help. God doesn't want you to have one foot in the secular music world and another in his
Throwing goodluck vibes your way Dari ❤
Thank uu
Hi Dari, I can understand you, when I moved to the UK in Birmingham, I was able to find an apartment only within 1.5 months, even considering that my company (a huge international company) was a guarantor and I had quite a decent salary for this area of the UK. Nowadays in the Western world, everything is so busy, tough, and expensive. I am not sure that it's normal. Now, living in the Western world is much more challenging than it was before the pandemic.
Well, challenge accepted 😎
Yeah but Birmingham is half the price and even less if u can commute 40 mins.
It's only really London that's those prices or a few streets in Manchester as both are popular and both very fashionable.
Personally I'm Happy on the south coast , five min from beach ,20 from good Town and 15 from equivalent of national park, plus I don't run the danger of getting a Brummie accent 😉😃
Yes, the water in restaurants in NYC is free but from my experience it tastes terrible. I don't want to know where it comes from. 😛
Russia is still sending 'students' to USA from FSB, GRU and SWR 🙃
Those stairs are called a "Fire Escape" in case of fire in the hallways forcing you to keep your door closed, you exit down the outside stairs. They are all over the tri-state area. They stopped making them as they are convenient burglar ladders. Be wary of that.
How does a foreigner get a full scholarship from The United States?, Our own kids have to take loans to pay for tuition
She has a good CV
I was going to tell you in your previous vid to be prepared for sticker shock, a Prison cell sized apartment is $700.00 a month.
Great video Dari! You are one of the hardest working people I have ever seen on YT! You get so much done in a day. I'm glad to see you taking time to relax and enjoy the city. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you and Nick get an apartment that is acceptable and affordable. Best of luck!
Thank uuu
Hey Dasha. Nice video. You portrayed NYC in a beautiful light. You had me at... NordVPN, aha. Just kidding, sorry for the difficult apartment hunt. I'm glad you are adjusting to NYC nicely. Keep up your positive vibe and enjoy your time.
Will do 😊🙌🏼
There's a "99 cent Pizza" place at 42nd and 9th , very close to Times Square. Get full, not broke! 🤑
Thanks!!
Why NYC specifically? There are a lot of fantastic universities out there in the US with way more affordable housing options.
It's the only uni which gave me a full scholarship :)
Yaaay !!! the most awaited vlog
Thank you so much!!
I can't believe it cost you $72 for those groceries. That looked like about $30 AUD worth of items...
Yeap
@@DariStep how do you afford to live in NY on a Russian income?
I THOUGHT:NO ONE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE FROM...RUSSIA?
Yeah I'm a bit confused about someone who travels all the way around the place, is obviously intelligent and going to University, but she didn't think of hooking up with the University staff to ask about housing before ever coming? I'm confused. I'm sure they could have set you up, and then from there once you get into your studies and get your bearings, then you look for a more suitable apartment as time goes on. Baby steps. Baby steps. This is New York City. This is the United States. It's far far bigger and far far more expensive than what you're used to in Russia I would assume
So cool to see you in NYC and all that came to get there. Apartment searching there is so draining, but you've gone through so much I'm sure something will come through. Good luck and can't wait to see what's next.
So true! Thanks 😊
Most US college students cannot afford anything near $3000 per month.
Apartment allotments are usually max $1000 per month in a college students budget
Almost all foreigners (my Russian wife included) dream of the NYC lifestyle. 😅 I bet studying there would be a blast!)) But for ~$3k you can rent a private 4 bedroom house with a pool in Houston, have a similar salary and pay lower taxes. I guess it's why NY and Cali folks begrudgingly flock here despite the heat. Always welcome in the south) но вот, добро пожаловать в США и удачи!
You can buy a mansion for $3k in central Missouri or rent a 3 bed 2 bath home with a 2 car garage and a yard for less than $1k per month.
Спасибо ☺️
Guess if you’re new to New York it’s fun, but I’ve been there so many times... Actually, as an American whose lineage goes back to the best addresses in the Upper East Side (we used to spend our summer vacations in Southampton, Long Island, and were members of the most prestigious beach club there) it's incomprehensible to me why anyone would want to live in New York City these days. Unless, of course, your annual income is in the $3-$5+ million range (after taxes, of course!) and you can afford to live in style in dignified circumstances (e.g. transport by limo only, never in the NYCTA hellholes). The only thing worth anything in New York City today are the museums and the occasional concert or exhibition, but you can take advantage of those cultural offerings on a trip for a week or two while staying at a nice hotel (which are also ridiculously expensive if you like 5***** properties, but, well, you have to pay the same in London, Paris or Zürich as well). In any case, the museums in Russia - particularly in St. Petersburg - while fewer, are in some cases as good, or even better (e.g. the Hermitage). Frankly, I prefer Moscow, but for Dari Moscow is nothing new, and America (which is MUCH, MUCH MORE THAN NEW YORK) is very new for her, so her enthusiasm for New York is understandable. "Bright Lights, Big City" as Jimmy Reed's famous song goes. PS I used to prefer Chicago, but it, too, has gone to hell.
You will succeed Dari......Because you want too ........And that is good enough for me.... :-)))
Congratulations Dasha. New York is a large town with a WIDE variation of culture. It's a city that never sleeps. I used to work in a steel mill that made wheels on the subway cars, just hours away from New York. Long Island is where the money is. Costs to use the bridges to get there. I have been there twice on business. Do not want to go back again.
These are special days of your life. Someday you will look back on with find memories. The struggle makes it all the more satisfying. I have a daughter that is 7 years older than you. She came to see me today with my grandchildren.
There is so much going on in the US. Good luck, best wishes to your neighbor to the west in Pennsylvania
Thanks a lot 😌
If you find New York too expensive, I highly recommend Atlanta. Clarkston, which is very close to Atlanta, has one of the highest populations of immigrants. We also have many different ethnic grocery stores. I'm so happy you made it to the USA. My Russian friend is currently in Mexico because she was denied a visa. I'm going through a lawyer to hire her so she can finally move here.
I'm so sorry you have to live in New Yawk 😢😭😪😭😓
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Hi Dari, thanks for the vid. I hope you get an apartment soon. I'm surprised that confirmed accommodation is not required for the student visa application (it was a requirement for an EU visa in my case).
My suggestion is if you can't get a place that's near both your universities, consider other places which are farther away - maybe in New Jersey? Just do it for 1 semester, or until you get a better credit score, etc. It will be harder because of the longer commute but it might be cheaper overall & the uncertainty of having no apartment will be gone. Also, have you looked into shared apartments, where you just rent a room but have communal bathroom/ kitchen/ living room? Good luck in all that you do! 🍀👍🏼
Thank uuu! And yeah for EU visas accommodation was required all the time. For American, no)
I like how you seem to really drink in and appreciate and feel everything you see.
Wow, full scholarship, very nice. I'm not a fan of NYC (traffic, cost, congestion) but Central Park is a huge exception for me. Central Park is amazing.
Welcome to the USA so glad you could make it!
I'm so happy to see you exploring and enjoying yourself, Dari. Fingers crossed and wishing you good luck finding an apartment. I know how frustrating it can be trying to find a new place. Keep your chin up though. You've overcome so much adversity so far.
Thank you so much!