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Arcy, known online as Eternal Coach, grew up in Brooklyn in the 70s and 80s, where staying safe meant staying aware, and where “normal” could include knives, fights, and the constant pressure to prove yourself.

 He shares the moment his mom pulled up while he was on the corner and gave him a life saving choice. That moment plus what happened after,  is when he realized you can leave New York, but New York does not immediately leave you.

We also dig into what he does now as a life coach after retiring from the Navy and how he feels about Florida after being here just 3 years.

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Help send me, Lizzette Perez to a special retreat for Moms like me with special needs kids.  My twins, Mia and Maya were micro preemies and have Cerebral Palsy.  Listen to episode 1 to learn more about my journey.  Besitos to you! 

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My guest, Michele Valentine is a Floridian, living in Orlando and heads to Manhattan for work and quickly learns what it really takes to survive NYC in winter: layers, street smarts, and a crash course in the subway that includes wrong trains, getting lost, and figuring out how to move at New York speed without getting swallowed by the crowd. I invited her on the show to get her perspective of New York City as a Floridian and see if it has made an impact on her in any good or bad way.  

Michel'le is no stranger to traveling alone and explains how solo travel started for her with Greece and turned into a life rule: stop waiting for people to join you. As a travel agent focused on solo travel, she breaks down how to start small, what to think about for safety, and where to find free planning resources and travel guides at SolamenteTravel.com.If you’ve ever wanted to travel alone, visit New York City, or just shake yourself out of a routine, this one will light a spark. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a push, and leave a review.

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Send me on a retreat with Moms like me who has a child with Special Needs.  Listen to Episode 1 to hear about my journey with my twins who both have Cerebral Palsey and click to support my fundraiser to help lower the cost of the retreat! 

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A single moment can erase a whole future and leave a family doing math with memories. I’m Lizzette Perez, and this week I have two friends with me that share a story, that’s heavy but necessary: two mothers, two sons, two different states, and the same ending. Natasha Betancourt my childhood best friend (From The Bronx,  in NYC) opens up about losing her son Nicholas Vargas Jr. to gun violence in New York. Erica O’Brien (originally from the Bronx, now in Orlando) shares how she moved to Florida to give her son Phil a better life, and still lost him to gun violence in Florida. If you’ve ever believed “it could never happen to me,” this conversation challenges that belief.

We talk about what grief really looks like years later: guilt that doesn’t shut off, PTSD, anger that comes in waves, and the pressure to stay strong for the siblings also dealing with grief. Natasha and Erica share how siblings and grandkids carry the loss, how a home can feel haunting by their absence, and why rituals like birthdays, angel anniversaries, favorite meals, and cremation can become lifelines. They also say plainly what not to say to a grieving parent and what kind of support actually helps.

Then we move toward prevention and purpose. Erica explains her nonprofit work and her mission to fund youth programs and bring back youth centers, especially for middle school and high school kids who need safe outlets. We get into gun safety, locked storage, access, and why community support can change a kid’s path before a tragedy happens.

Natasha shares her experience with No Voice Unheard 

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He locked up DMX before DMX was DMX and somehow that wasn’t the wildest part of his Bronx-to-Florida journey.

I’m joined by DJ Casper, a Bronx native, military vet, and longtime DJ with stories that sound like they belong in a movie but somehow still feel like every New Yorker’s “you had to be there” moment. We talk about what it’s like going back home after years away, including the quick lesson he relearned on Westchester Avenue when a simple breakfast turned into a Cash App card getting stolen and a $250 surprise charge.

From there, Casper breaks down how he ended up moving from New York to Florida in the first place, why NYC burnout is real, and what felt “sparkly” about starting over in Central Florida. 

We get into the culture shock of DJing in Orlando when the crowd doesn’t want what a New York DJ instinctively plays, and how he had to study Florida music and rebuild momentum gig by gig and so much more!

Subscribe to From Apple to Oranges, share it with another New Yorker, and leave a review if the stories feel like home. What’s the most New York thing you still do in Florida? Leave us a comment with your answers! Thanks for listening and Besitos to you!

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Eric “E-Stylz” Santiago is a celebrity fashion  stylist who works across film, TV, music, and editorial fashion.   He accepted the invite to be on this podcast although he had no clue what this show was even about.

Currently he is wardrobe supervisor for The Tamron Hall Show on ABC.  He has styled celebrities, performers, models, and television personalities and has worked on red carpets, magazine shoots, and TV productions.  

So, I broke format for this episode.  E-Stylz Shares why he would never move here and what it may take to change his mind.  

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Meet Wendy Carrero.  A childhood friend from The Bronx who now lives in Ft. Myers Florida. She knocked on my door to surprise me with a visit so I took advantage to get her on the show.  She came on not knowing what my podcast was about.

We talked the dynamics of being a kid in The Bronx,  fighting boys and getting bullied in school and the changes we felt when moved to Florida.  Wendy shares her story of why Florida wasn't her plan until it had to be.  

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After losing everything in a divorce, Ivette Rivera rebuilt her life and helped build the brand behind Bodega Flava.

Ivette Rivera joined the show without even knowing what this Podcast was about.  She shares her sentiments about what moving to Central Florida was like back in the 90's vs. now.  

During this episode we share the Flava's of NYC that we missed and how she is changing the cooking game with her Organic Latin Seasonings called Bodega Flava focusing on healthier ways to create the cultural foods we love! 

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We talk about so much in this Episode I wasn't sure what to name it!  My guest is The Bronx Bomber,  DJ Kool Mike Ski,  We talk about the Cultural things that collectively makes us who we are today.   

Check out his reaction to what this podcast was about as he came on blindly, not even knowing what the name of show was!

We talk about what brought him to Florida, what he enjoys about it as we reminisce about all things New York. 

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For fun, I came up with the idea to invite some of my first guest without telling them what my podcast was about.  They were brave enough to say yes!  

My very first guest is originally from Brooklyn.  His name is Luis Hernandez and he was picked to be my first guest for a very specific reason.  Listen to find out why and to hear his story as a New Yorker who now lives in Florida.  

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Besitos to you, I am Lizzette Perez and this episode is all about me and why I started doing this podcast.  I talk about family, my transition to Florida and all the crazy things leading up for me to tell about it in this episode so you can get to know me.  

In 2023, over 72,000 people moved from New York To Florida making New Yorkers the largest amount of transplants to leave the city for sunshine vibes.  That's just one year and when I meet another New Yorker, we can't help but talk about our memories whether good or bad.  All other episodes will include a guest, All of course, New Yorkers who now live in Florida!  

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