My name is Jason Effmann. I’m a writer, originally from Portland, OR, who has done a very questionable thing and taken a job that has required me to move to New York City.

“Well that doesn’t sound TOO bad. How’s the family adjusting?“

Um…

This blog is an attempt to answer the questions my brain keeps having about a decision to move to the opposite side of the country, leaving my family behind—if only temporarily.

It’s also an opportunity to update the friends and family I love with my musings on New York, and a precarious work/life balance. And a way to keep regular notes on the experience, for when I surely forget later on.

Thanks for following, friends. I hope I don’t mess up beyond repair!