As a California born and raised girl, I never really understood the power of public transport until moving to New York City. Los Angeles is known for its immense amount of traffic. I now look at Los Angeles and its no subway system as HORRIBLE and they should DO BETTER.

A one-way metro ticket is $2.25. Meaning, I can get any where in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, or the Bronx for $2.25. Amazing. Just amazing. It really opens the door to adventures and other possibilities to expand my horizons and see things. As a broke college student, this allows me to be capable of successfully transporting my body from my campus to a place of fun.

Los Angeles, and the west coast in general, is so much more lame because of the cost of gas. Because I have a bigger car, it costs me $80 a week to fill my car up with gas. Not only is that 1/3 of my paycheck but it is also just such a buzz kill. Easily, if I still had that money, I could use it towards concert tickets, cliff jumping, or whale watching.

And--- on average an American spends 42 hours a year in traffic. That is too much jamming out in my car and becoming late to an event…. overall the epitome of miserable.

SO just simply because of public transport, I might stay an east coast baby for the rest of my life. It’s cold, diverse, and fun out here. Really enjoying the fact that I don’t have to pay a ridiculous amount for gas--- and because of my cheapness I am saving the environment! (;