Actress and singer Rachel Alejandro shared her journey about relocating in New York City.

In an interview with Bianca Gonzalez on TFC's BRGY, Rachel admitted that one of the major adjustments she had initially was not having much people in her circle.

"'Yung wala kang network of people na kunwari magka-problem meron talagang madali lang tawagan or tutulong sa'yo, a doctor for example," she shared.

The actress also relayed that missing her family back home was one of the things she needed to immensely adjust to.

"Of course talagang nakaka-miss 'yung family. Iyon 'yung pinaka I would say pinakamahirap because hindi ako sanay na mahiwalay sa Alejandro family, the Alejandro side of the family in the Philippines," she relayed.

Rachel shared that it is during special occasions when she misses her family the most back in the Philippines.

"Personally nararamdaman ko 'yung lungkot kapag nakikita ko kapag may special occasions, kunwari katulad ng Mother's Day, na-miss ko 'yung Mother's Day ng lola ko who was 91 years old.. For me these occasions are precious," she said.

Rachel also opened up about starting out as an actress in the US. She relayed that she worked as an extra for a US TV show when she was still new in America.

"About few years ago, as in sinubukan ko talaga how it is to be a background actor which means extra. Adjustment 'yun kasi hindi naman ako sanay na I'd never done work like that in the Philippines. It was on a TV show called The Good Fight on CBS," she said.

The Pinay actress highlighted that she learned a lot as an actress from the said experience.

"I wanted to experience all of that and I wanted to know what it's like to be on set with these well-known actors na talagang napapanood ko lang sa series. It was such a good experience kasi I learned so much from them and I was such in awe," she said.

On her advice for Filipinos who just relocated abroad or who want to live overseas, Rachel said: "Sa lahat ng mga kababayan natin who are far from home or thinking about or considering what that might be like, I highly recommend leaving your comfort zone especially at least once in your lifetime. If you can, if you have the means, if there is an opportunity, I highly recommend living in another country. Why? Because I think you will grow as a person. Magugulat ka sa sarili mo na kaya mo pala."

In an interview with Inquirer back in April, Rachel shared that it was during the pandemic when she decided to stay for good in New York with her husband, Spanish journalist Carlos Santamaria.

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"When the pandemic hit, I found myself in NY because we couldn’t travel and there was no work for singers anywhere. I was there for 10 months straight. I eventually got to like it there. After the pandemic, all the opportunities that came my way were in the US, except [Can’t Buy Me Love] from ABS-CBN." She turned down the offer to star in the Kapamilya series at that time as she decided to focus on her career in the US.

"I want to focus my attention on auditions, particularly for pilot TV shows in Hollywood with productions that got stalled because of the recent strike. I really want to give it a try," she stated.