September 1995-present

The world's city.

I'm not a fan of New York City. Compared to other first-world global cities, cuch as Paris, Singapore or Sydney, it's just not that pretty. It's also freezing cold, has legendary traffic, and is horribly expensive.

But the state of New York is gorgeous. Small mountains, fall foliage, fields of flowers and quaint towns here are hard to not like. I visit occasionally, and ended up taking my Level 1 cave rescue course here in 2021.