Today I took a bite out of the sweetest apple I have ever tasted.

    Today was the first day of my future. Today I took my first steps towards my goals and more importantly, today I proved to myself that I can do anything. I am a strong believer in "if there is a will, there is a way." I have this infectious will to be successful. It's like this never ending itch that won't go away no matter how hard I scratch it. Hopefully it never goes away, I want to keep scratching until I physically can't anymore.

    For those of you who don't know, I am living in New York City over the summer and partaking in an internship at a fashion wholesale company called The Forum Showroom. I am doing this internship through NYU (which makes me an official student of New York University) and am staying in a dorm in Union Square. Today I left behind what is familiar, safe and comfortable, and jumped into the Concrete Jungle. There are four simple words that can describe every single emotion I felt today; I love this city. I want to live here permanently. I want to smell the smells, breathe the city air, listen to the chaos and taste life here. This is where I was meant to be. I have never been so sure of anything. It's an amazing thing to be walking and be completely certain that each step is correct. Each step is leading me to where I want to go. Do I know the exact destination? No, of course not. But I can feel it in my bones that I am doing the right thing by being here. 

     When I got on my airplane today in Fort Myers, Florida, I was feeling sad that I had just left my family, but optimistic for the day ahead. The woman sitting next to me on the plane was very flustered at first and kept apologizing for moving so much. I of course did not mind at all, and kept waving away her apologies with laughter and smiles. We had a delightful conversation about her life and then what I was doing with mine. She continuously repeated how excited she was for me and how this is the time to be young, wild and take chances. We walked to the baggage claim together, and after we retrieved our bags she wished me well. I then took this opportunity to tell her my name (we had gone 3 hours without being on a first name basis) and she said, "Erin Moody.. years from now I will be hearing that name in magazines." Someday I will find her and repay her for the kindness she showed me on that airplane. It may have only been a few fleeting hours, but she calmed what little nerves I had about jumping into the unknown and that's more than anyone could have given me. 

    My point is this; after I got off my plane one good thing happened right after another. Snowball effect. My flight was 30 minutes early getting in, which caused me to get to ground transportation before every one else did. This in turn made me the last person to board my shuttle, which gained me the coveted front seat of comfort. Because of my destination (and that I was the last to board) I was the last to get off, so I got to relax and people watch. I then was one of the first students to check in to my dorm, which gave me time to unpack in peace. My roommates are amazing, every person I have talked to today has either left me smiling or rolling in laughter. I met so many incredible individuals through my program from all over the world. London, Australia, Ireland and all across the US. I can feel close friendships already starting and I have only been here for 12 hours.

     I woke up today and told myself I was going to be fine. I woke up today and told myself that I have so much potential waiting to explode out of my body. I am going to bed now, knowing that I have the world at my fingertips. Knowing that this first bite is only the beginning. I am going to bed believing in myself more than I ever have before. As I get ready to fall asleep, I will think about the second bite being even sweeter.. and that itch just won't go away.