Even today, many people are drawn to urban areas for exactly those reasons. Over half the global population now lives in cities. Thats more than four billion people. And few places have offered greater hopes of success and happiness than new york city. Now, though, the pandemic is laying the dreams of many who live there, to waste. In a few days time, Celine Kaplan will have left new york. She came from paris seemingly a lifetime ago. Saying goodbye to the city is hard. Celine very, very. Ill be back, just now i have to go. But yeah, very difficult. Im moving 30 years, like its emotional. She came for love. Then stayed to build a new life in the city of limitless possibilities,etting up a successful Public Relations company. Celine its a great town, the energy was the energy was amazing, you could meet people from every different background on any day. You could be uptown, downtown, meet from an artists gallery to a banker to whatever. You know the crossfertilization of culture was rea