As the economy remains in a slump, many of us are going to face the bitter reality of joblessness—whether it’s because we’ve been laid off, our companies have failed, or we’ve just graduated form college.

I’m continually assured that there are jobs out there somewhere, you just have be willing to relocate (check out this list of unemployment rates).

Which, depending on your life situation, may be either frightening or exhilarating.

For me, it was a little of both.

I moved from Nebraska to New York not too long ago. And I thought I’d share three things about my experience: