I know some people who work in the state Capitol and live in New Haven that I’m pretty sure just take the train or something up to Hartford every day. If you have experience on Capitol Hill it should at least be transferable experience, I don’t know what the job market is like though. I see listings for state policy analysts and stuff every now and then tho.

I always thought I’d want to live in NYC in my 20s too, and I still do. But it’s nice being near family and it’s not like my career is being stifled here. If anything it just makes it easier to move there when you’re more established and have a little more money. Plus, the train ride there isn’t that long.