What to Know Before Moving to Boston

It has been one year since moving to Boston, and I want to address the most frequently asked questions and concerns I get about living in Boston and what you should know before moving to Boston. Please let me know what other Boston related content you would like to see in the comments!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:36 Safety
2:18 People
4:00 Diversity
5:50 PSA for Filipinos
9:18 Education
10:30 Rent
12:30 History

[@Nicole-ol5ee]

Just got a job in Boston and planning to move there soon- I’m excited but have been getting mixed reviews online and hope I can just make the best of it!!

[@HadelLynnLeyco]

Every place will have its pros and cons so it's up to you to decide what you think of it and hopefully you enjoy Boston as much I have 😊

[@matthewgreene1823]

That’s awesome Nicole 👏 😎

[@RohitKumar-ji8lk]

Same here!! I shall soon be moving to boston and my office is in the channel center street. Will you help me with some info and guidance 😬 Appreciate it! Thank you and good day

[@joylindadichamounix]

I am from California too & have always wanted to live in Boston. I heard that it was snobby but when I went there, people were so nice.

[@omeraydn9722]

Nice and clear of expression of thoughts. I appreciate very much your work.

[@dogberry7011]

I FOUND YOU BY ACCIDENT BUT IM SO GLAD I DID, IM A FILIPINO THINKING OF MOVING TO BOSTON

[@HadelLynnLeyco]

I'm glad!

[@DoninaIfurung]

I love seeing a Filipina with her take on Boston. Shout out to a fellow Californian, also. I've been wanting to switch up from California (currently in Wisconsin - don't ask), and it's interesting to hear your experience as a Filipina outside of California. Not looking to live in Boston, but great insights.

[@chuckscott-cy7iq]

Nooo, u can't tell us you're a Californian living in Wisconsin and not tell us not to ask. That seems way too interesting of a story : )

[@user-nr6dn1mi2y]

Thanks for the video! I am a Filipina moving to Boston in a few weeks and have been looking for a Filipino store near and the info you shared is extremely helpful!

[@RohitKumar-ji8lk]

Same here!! I shall soon be moving to boston and my office is in the channel center street. Will you help me with some info and guidance 😬 Appreciate it! Thank you and good day

[@zafae05]

Hi. I am a filipino and planning to move to Boston for work. Thanks for this video.

[@nancyperez5480]

I'm a brown, very ethnic-looking, Mexican girl and I have been wanting to visit Boston, Cambridge Salem for a while now, but I am not looking forward to being stared at the way I always do when I am in "trendier" or more affluent neighborhoods. Thank you for posting this video.

[@di_har]

I totally get you (based on experience in my youth). What I learned is that you need to dress really well when visiting areas you deem too "out of your league." You also need to have good hair, like really shiny, freshly blow-dried hair. I learned that affluent people take care of their hair a bit more than the average. Wear some good perfume but not overpowering and you're good too go. Fortunately, I moved a bit higher in the tax bracket now - not rich but at a point where I dont feel intimidated by places like these anymore.

[@wizziboo]

Girl bye it’s hella Spanish people (Dominican ,puerto Rican) in Boston she’s just in the rich white areas. You go to the inner city it’s a Spanish spot and bodega every corner get your leaf and some chicharron

[@chuckscott-cy7iq]

@@wizziboo Are u from Boston?

[@holaholaholahola0]

@@wizzibooyou got any recommendations ?

[@BostonUncharted]

Amazing Video!

[@ritay1182]

Thanks for this video! Been living in San Diego for two years and thinking about my next move. Originally from PA + want to go back to the east coast, just not sure where yet.

[@user-zf4yz2iu9s]

why are you leaving san diego?? i’m from PA and i was thinking of moving to san diego

[@beatricelim6614]

I’m a Filipina from Socal and I wanna move to Boston soon! Thanks for this video ate 🫡

[@mggmac]

I'm moving in about a month from the Philippines. I don't know anyone in Massachusetts so I'm extremely nervous.

[@HadelLynnLeyco]

Over time you will get to know people! Try finding a place you like to frequent and you might be able to talk to other people too!

[@stephenagustin3775]

where are living in massachusetts? im at brockton

[@Umbiriel]

Moving to Boston tomorrow. Got no fam there just a close friend. Am 21 so hope I can get my life started well there! Thanks for the vid

[@Rishaarealgang]

so what’s your perspective on Boston now so far since you been there ?? I’m moving there soon I’m a city girl but I’m very diverse so I can adapt & adjust

[@crusadegoddesspriestess]

I love Boston ❤

[@ArmandoLuis1318]

Me too I love Boston..

[@johnlam989]

Thanks for the informative video! Could you more share about which places you like to visit/ recommend in Boston

[@HadelLynnLeyco]

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll be sure to do a video on that

[@gooba2390]

Oh my gosh I totally agree, I’d personally really benefit from it and I know others moving here as well! Would love to know what to do or where to even start

[@orionsentry]

The point point cafeteria style restaurant is called Turo Turo. As is the style in almost all Filipino restaurants 😊

[@areallyboredguy5825]

New Jersey has a strong Filipino community in jersey city. I used to live in it.

[@trisha1053]

I'm a filipino and will be having my internship in boston. Thank you for this informations!

[@HadelLynnLeyco]

You are welcome I hope this is helpful!

[@saritap856]

00:50 omg I'm loving you so much for considering this. My sister and I are thinking about starting a new life in USA (doing all the legal stuff first) and we're brown latinas who don't speak the language like a native do🥹

[@darkbf8493]

Hey there. Thanks for the video. I just want to ask about the houses or apartments in boston. Are they good? Is there anything that disturbs you in apartments? For example, the cold. I know it is cold there in the winter. Do you have any problem with that? Are the sound or heat insulations good enough or they dont exist? Thanks in advance.

[@HadelLynnLeyco]

It really depends what style home/apartment you are living in. Personally I love my place and any issues I've had are addressed pretty quickly with my landlord. Older homes you may be concerned a bit but again if you are renting having a good landlord helps. The few people I know that own homes are happy with their choices

[@alexandradurand2247]

Great video! I am moving to boston in a couple of months and I’d like to know which neighborhoods you’d say are the safest ones and not to expensive 👀😅 Thank you!

[@HadelLynnLeyco]

That's a video that will be coming up very soon! Stay tuned!

[@ShireseLouie]

I am also moving to Boston around November and would love to know this as well.

[@matthewgreene1823]

Tbh Boston isn’t really a dangerous city. A lot of homeless people here with addictions and some self care issues they’re trying to cope with, but I’ve lived here awhile and to be honest they’ve really been trying to get better and cope with their problems and situation. Most residents would applaud their strengths. Can’t be easy sleeping on that cold ground with rats and digging through the garbage. They didn’t choose that lifestyle. Shit happens.

[@alexander133108]

All you need to know about Boston & the surrounding areas is how insanely overpopulated they are and have become over this building boom. Getting around and being able to function is a complete nightmare.

[@matthewgreene1823]

True, but I ride around on an electric scooter and it’s amazing. Love it. We also have buses, public transportation, & multiple train stations. It’s worth taking because so many Americans of all ages male and female do take the train. Heck I’ve even seen people willing to drive to Boston for work from Springfield. Insane yes, but it’s happening because lack of work in smaller towns. Right now Boston has plenty of high paying PT temporary work. If that’s for you I mean it’s great. If you’ve come to realize you can’t afford to work here then quit and leave. Imo though Boston is great the people are great and sure we have some rough spots like any town but we make do with what we got. We are Boston Strong 💪

[@Lorena-OT7]

I was just there last Sunday and I loved getting around from here to there, plus I live in Framingham and since we became a city we still like a town, no transportation but a shitty bus that doesn’t get around much and too far from my house. Same boring foods, no entertainment, I can’t wait to move to Boston.

[@oliver_958]

You should visit my country or any third world country and try to survive for a day

[@SapperOutdoors]

Brown I couldn't tell. Mind blown.

[@RohitKumar-ji8lk]

Hey Guys! I shall soon be moving to boston for work and office is at channel center street. I know noone there so feeling to refer to such videos. They really help you plan better in advance. Hope you all are doing good and settled, I wish others who are planning to move soon all the very best. Hope to hear and meet you guys there, cheers!!

[@justinhartway-qz6kp]

I'm saving up to move there rn

[@ari-jv]

Do the buses work at night

[@Vivalinaaa]

Speaking of Filipinos, there’s been many times I’d think the person is Cambodian but then find out he/ she’s Filipino 😅 I get mistaken as Filipino and my Filipino friend gets mistaken as Cambodian. Does that happen a lot in the west coast?

[@HadelLynnLeyco]

Yup!

[@rosaruiz5179]

I want to work for a month in Summer in Boston to improve my english. Is it possible.I'm 50 years. I'm administrative

[@richgordon997]

After Miami ,Boston

[@Vgenv]

I’m also from south Florida, how’s Boston been treating you?.. I’m moving there in a couple of months.

[@chavezmichelyne]

I'm a mexican american from southern california moving to Boston in July...where would you recommend living where it feels more diverse? Any taquerias?

[@wizziboo]

Plenty!!!

[@wizziboo]

She’s in the white area you need to live in east Boston that’s where all the Hispanic ppl live huge Hispanic culture out there

[@dashawndale7895]

Moving Boston in two weeks

[@erfong2116]

Hi, thank you for the insightful video. May I ask is the broker fee equivalent to the first month rent ? Or a percentage of the rental price ? Thank you 😊

[@HadelLynnLeyco]

Usually it's equal to a month's worth of rent

[@erfong2116]

@@HadelLynnLeyco thank you for your response. So the total move in would be = first month rent + security deposit + broker's fee + (possible last month rent too ?) Thank you 😊

[@HadelLynnLeyco]

@@erfong2116 pretty much

[@nicholasbissonnette6652]

The transit is severely lacking in Boston if you don't live directly off a T line. I left Boston a few years ago and I haven't regretted it yet. Its Nice to visit, but sad to exist in for multiple years. My advice is to do what you got to do and GET OUT! Build your professional chops/ go to school but don't get caught up in the Boston life of slum lords, Sep. 1st moving cycle, and long cold winters.

[@gooba2390]

I just moved here about a month ago. I’m really home sick (LA to BOS) and I haven’t socialized with anyone AT ALL lol I hope I get better with it in time

[@HadelLynnLeyco]

Don't worry it takes a while! It also depends on what activities you are into I notice