For rising literary star Joseph Murray, being called a ‘little leprechaun’ by work colleagues was a small price to pay for living the dream in Los Angeles
Although Joseph Murray is now living his best life as a writer in Dublin, he still finds himself on LA time. Photograph: JF Murray/PAWhen rising literary star and TikTok sensation Joseph Murray packed his bags at the tender age of 22 and went in search of adventure in Los Angeles, he decided to savour every moment.
But Murray’s LA story wasn’t all glitz and rubbing shoulders with A-listers, at least not in the beginning. He touched down in the city of dreams with a degree in drama, a masters in marketing and a hankering for adventure, but he had no job, nowhere to stay and knew not a single person. He admits it was “crazy” but it was something he felt he needed to do.
Joseph Murray's job in LA meant he got to work in an iconic building on Wilshire Boulevard. Photograph: Getty He never thought he’d be the kind of person who’d go into a bar on his own and start talking to people he didn’t know, but he took a leap of faith and found that people were always interested. In a way, he became the person he wanted to be over there. “If you want to reinvent yourself, it’s a lot easier to do if everyone you know isn’t looking at you.”
When his visa came to an end, he realised he had bonded with his friends more than he had thought, and that he had in fact built a whole life in LA. He could have looked into getting another visa, but it would have proved a very expensive route requiring an immigration lawyer, so he decided against it.
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