jon_

I've been living in the suburbs since I graduated college and the area is starting to wear on me. There's things to do around here, just not too much - nothing like compared to the city. Most of the people around here tend to be a bit older/with families. I'm 24.

I'm about an hour from Philly. I love going into the city and seeing all it has to offer, but it's kind of a pain in the ass driving there and back. I took a bus to NYC the other week and hung out for a day and had an amazing time. It just seems like there's so much to do in those areas compared to where I'm at now, plus there are tons of people around my age.

The crappy part - my lease isn't up until early next year. I'm debating spending the rest of this year grabbing a extra part time job to make tons of cash and work on my network certifications on the side. I've been doing a lot of reading up on living in both Philly and NYC, as well as some other cities.

Has anyone ever done anything like this and have any advice? Aside from school I've lived in this area all my life, so I'd be leaving behind most of the things I know and moving to a completely different environment. If I go to Philly the people I know will still be only an hour away, but if I choose a different city friends/family will be too far away to see often.