i’m moving out of nyc & where i'm living next📦✈

Auto-captioned from the film, lightly cleaned. Elena's words, not edited prose.

the feeling of closing out a chapter of life has to be one of the hardest yet most universal human experiences I moved to newk City on my own 5 years ago as a 21-year-old fresh out of college it took me a while to find my footing but it was really when I moved into this apartment in the East Village 3 years ago that the city truly felt like home and now my time here is coming to an end this is the space that has truly carried me through my most formative years I've experienced my most beautiful chapters and my most difficult seasons and my time between these walls has really made me who I am today my deepest friendships came to life here through countless wide nights pream and dinners and furthered my love for hosting and connecting others I developed a really strong understanding of myself while simultaneously finding more peace with the unknown amidst the chaos and the pace of the city it became my refuge for heartbreak and identity crises and grief but the steadiness and safety of this home and the people who filled it with love really carried me through it all so now 3 years later this chapter's ending and I'm turning to the next page in my story as Bittersweet as it is I believe we must create space for Change and break through the shell of our own Comfort to see what lies underneath sometimes you need to leave your sense of home to discover it within yourself no matter where you are the time has come hi hello how's it going I am moving I leaving this apartment I'm putting all of my things in storage for a kind of undefined amount of time I got a Visa for France last year so Paris will be my home based I honestly have a lot of travel so I'm going to be on the go quite a bit I can't believe I'm giving this apartment up I'm lived here for 3 years and it just has been such a home and I feel like I've had my biggest years of like self growth and development of my entire life I have been sadder than I expected oh no not me getting emotional already I feel like moving out of this apartment kind of signifies closing a very intense Beautiful chapter of life but instead of stepping into the certainty of something new I feel like I'm I'm stepp into the unknown once again I'm kind of going on this like solo Journey it's going to be quite an adventure so uh come along for the ride we like to keep things interesting here before all of that we have to actually move out of this apartment so I think it's time for me to start tearing down this room business from the front guys this is Elena's love new camera look at my nose it's giant cheers we love you so much wa those those are some good moves so we wrote a Cheesy po I'm dead all right the lightest pink scatter disco balls and balloons Cloud the views glasses clink drinks flow and voices muffled the tunes lovers have stayed and straight doors opened and slammed but you've been there in friendship as well as some of our more Rowdy plans yes the Nostalgia hits hard we're all for the past and I can confidently say C3 has been a blast but it's time to move on grow bigger and older but for one last night we'll pretend we haven't gotten older goodbye C3 those words announce with heartache I hope your new residents find love in our heartbreak just hello oh God I put too much creamer in that $40 countdown is upon us I have so much to do this week with moving out and trying to pack up my life into like one or two suitcases mostly being in Paris but also hiking Mount Karo going to Greece going to Jordan like all these different environments just it's an amazing adventure that I'm so excited for but I'm like how the hell do I pack all that into one bag as somebody who likes fashion I don't know we're going to figure that out it's actually really interesting I made a video when I moved out College 6 years ago where the hell does the time go if any of you guys have been around that long leave a comment because that is insane like we've grown up together so today is my move out day feel like you know when people move a lot of times it's like they're moving for a job or they moved into a new lease and they like know what they're doing but I am leaving all I've ever known and basically jumping into the unknown had to see the chapter come to an end but there's also a lot of excitement I'm so stoked for what's next and just doing what I've dreamed of doing since like I was 16 like ever since I was 16 I've like Journal about I bought books about it about just like traveling and exploring new places living different lives and living out different Lifestyles it's finally time for me to just freaking go for September I go to New York for kind of an undetermined amount of time probably until December I haven't moved to New York for 4 months and then I'll probably be back in California and here I am still here 6 years later and so that's how I kind of feel right now by the time my Visa runs out it'll be really interesting to see if I decide to try to renew the Visa which is a bit of a financial investment so to be determined if that will make sense or if I want to come back to to New York or if I want to try somewhere else out so similar to the video I made as a sweet little baby 21-year-old here I am at 27 as a vastly different individual with so much beautiful not the tears again this like past oh my goodness H I'm fine I'm fine this this postgrad season the last 6 years have been some of the most beautiful and the most difficult and painful and challenging and rewarding and exci IAL years I could have ever imagined the overarching feeling despite the anxieties is how freaking grateful I am and how beautiful life can be I should probably get to packing a bit more I made one of the best decisions ever roadway moving is helping me move and they are packing everything for me and that alone has relieved so much stress they're coming in 2 days and they're just going to pack everything up for me let's get let's get to work though there's still things to do you know when you think you're on top of your and then it comes down to the final week and it's just Mass pay that is literally me right now woke up this morning clean the apartment went got my passport photo taken because R pages to pick up prescriptions drop off packages to like work for a coule hours getting my lashes done because I Love A Lash of it oh my God I I need to go back and figure out what I'm packing great fine okay you're okay okay but I'm right here it's going to be okay the world could fall down it's going to be okay the song could go out we're going to be okay if all the blue skies made to great we're going to be okay calm yourself Sena the Builder I am my own boyfriend righty tidy Lefty locy right I think yay I got to put you on to something I have found the best jeans in the entire world no I'm not exaggerating may think these are the coolest wide leg jeans around plot twist their sweats look at this are you seeing this right now this is sweat material I was in shock when they came in the mail these are from Rag and Bone how have I gone 27 years without knowing this kind of material exists now I have like the coolest pants to wear on all my travel days on the airplane and they're going to look sick on the streets of Paris it's just like effortless cool girl type of vibe I'm stoked all right back to work drift pain morning hi cheers I just spent the last hour and a half swatching lipsticks because when you move out you have to have like an impromptu fashion show crazy SL beauty salon and yeah Sage sage just Lees soon she's entering at CNN yeah the cool girl that she is and today is the final day of tearing this place down I'm actually so nostalgic I love this place I used to visit you in this apartment before I moved and it like hold so much it's seen so many different phases of life for both of us feel I and my hello how we doing I want to get you on to a little show I was watching earlier I was packing up because as I'm packing up my Decor I'm realizing how much of it that I'm kind of honestly over I'm selling quite a lot I want to start with a blank slate for wherever I end up next and as I'm kind of getting ready to travel I really want to pay attention to style as I visit different places for more like decor and SPO and creating whatever my next space ends up being so so you may have heard of Wayfair which is a site where you can buy home goods and home decor and whatnot but they have a really cool YouTube channel you may not have heard of with a series called Styles born where they dive into different history culture politics music Etc that has birthed different design Styles around the world which is like my cup of tea a combination of everything I love and I love the way they break down different style ideas or Trends or maybe different things you've heard of from a style perspective in different parts of the world and is somebody who loves traveling and history and once to better understand design as well as figure out more of my own personal style moving forward so for one is giving me a lot of information and knowledge on different design elements that I've never known about which is fascinating and I feel like it's giving me a lot of inspiration because I'm kind of getting rid of everything right now and starting from scratch I'm excited to be really thoughtful and intentional about the way I decorate my space in the future and the way I slowly start to collect different pieces alongside my travels so I love this series it's just a great source of like education and inspiration so definitely go check out out Wayfair is a style is born and subscribe so you can keep up with all their content and do series it'll of course be linked down below so you can check it out there and you won't regret it it's so interesting hello it's like 8 hours later and I don't even know what has gone on in the last8 hours I don't know what I'm wearing been trying to be like extremely focused and efficient so I have really vlogged because kind of in panic mode to get everything finished but Ashley came over to help me pack which I greatly appreciate I think I finalized my wardrobe for the next 6 months sold some plants to subscribers I feel like we're at that final point where the stuff that's left will be going into storage tomorrow morning I do feel like I've gotten rid of so much which is honestly such like a good feeling check in it again soon the day has arrived it's time to move the movers are coming any minute I've cleared out most things from my room I'll take care of the rest which is amazing God bless roadway I could not be packing everything up on my own right now and as they're here I'll help them pack and I also need to like pick up my new passport got to go to USPS make sure my change of address is in oh I'm getting so emotional everything's fine you said something I don't remember funny cuz my actual roommate Megan isn't even she moved out a month ago so Ash is my honorary roommate and helping me move Lesly for emotional support this is true sub organiz packing decision yes exactly the important things officially saying goodbye this came up when I was 24 for my 25th birthday that never came down wow coming down at 27 what works out well though it simplifies this whole process is the next tenants they're keeping a lot so this couch is staying all right we are bopping out of the apartment to make some returns we have the iconic roadway truck I'm going to Hype them up because they are absolutely crushing it they're so efficient it is stunning to see no it's only been like an hour and so much the apartment isar so you you really thought we were fine and I think I like pack my things mother gave you a few of my was good thead was good it was good thead was good hi I'm such a softy video now my space is empty I feel like this is like particularly touching a bit of a nerve because I said I've just experienced so much life in this apartment for the last 3 plus years like the friends I've made in this apartment you different people I've dated I swear I'm getting more sensitive than old I again which I'm grateful for I used to be not very touched emotions but clearly I am these days I'm just so grateful for all the memories and experiences that have happened specifically in this apartment and in New York these last 5 and 1/2 years and I know it's cheesy to say this but like it wouldn't have been possible without all of you guys and this Channel and all of your support just a bit overwhelmed with gratitude as well as you know the change that's up coming and the uncertainty yeah I think it's going to be a beautiful new chapter of Life entering my late 20s and seeing where life takes me and I'm really not sure I feel like the older you get the more you realize how little you know but I'm excited to see how life continues to unfold crazy we're all just trying to figure out our best paths forward and there's no right answer and you kind of just have to stay true to yourself and follow your intuition and it's kind of what it feels like I'm doing now I'm sure I'll be back just I'm having my drama moment okay maybe I won't maybe fall in love and stay in Paris who knows anything's possible goodbye goodbye to this oh crazy everything's cleared out for the most part my plant is staying this couch is staying goodbye Queen made it I don't even even want to say how many steps I just had to come up to get here with two 50 lb suitcases but I am so so excited to be here this is my dream apartment hello bour from now that I've actually arrived I'm so excited to be here and I feel like the initial nerves and anxieties I've been feeling the past week have dissipated a little bit obviously like I just touched down I'm excited excited for this new chapter of Life wherever it may lead and to be based out of Europe for the pretty much receivable future which is crazy I'm going to unpack and get settled and see you guys in the next Vlog I guess