Accept your new home for what it is, not what you wish it was. When I first moved to New Orleans I tried so hard to compare it to Chicago. Doing that only led to disappointment. New Orleans is nothing like Chicago. The downtown area is extremely small, there's a trolley instead of subways, and it just smells different. I was heartbroken.
One day, while wandering around town with Jake, I started to see New Orleans for what it is. It's filled with little gourmet coffee shops, there's live music being played in the streets, people are out selling unique crafts in the French Quarter, and most importantly of course, there are a million and one places to buy a drink at any given time.
New Orleans was no Chicago, but then again... How could it be? Aside from the fact that it's 80 degrees in December down here, there are numerous differences that I have come to love. Accepting this new city for what it is has made this place feel like home instead of a semi-permanent vacation.
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