Hello from New York City Fellow Travelers!
I arrived here on Sunday with no problems. Over the past three days I have spent a fair amount of time taking a small group of Australian travelers around the city. The first night we saw Times Square, fifth avenue, Columbus Circle, and a great deal of Central Park. There is simply nothing like spending your 21st birthday at the Olive Garden at Times Square with two wonderful Aussies.
Monday we went to the Empire State Building and the American Museum of Natural History. Tuesday was the Met, the MoMA (which was closed), Mary Poppins on Broadway. After the show we did Times Square again (I'm quite sick of the place actually) and watched the red carpet at the Spider Man Turn off the Dark Premier. I wasn't expecting to see any celebrities, but we were able to see Matt Damon, Steve Martin, and Bono.
I should mention, I purposely explaining these things in catalog format because, which is often the case, while there might be destinations, this blog is really more about the mental process of traveling. Also, if you've been to museums before, you have seen them all before.
I've learned several things this week: It's ideal to have a built in compass on your watch (which I do not have) this can save countless "double back" blocks after you get off the subway, several times I knew which direction I needed to go in, but not which direction I was headed until I had crossed two blocks and could gauge the street numbers; it is always a good idea to keep your room key in your pocket even when you enter your room. I accidentally shut my door on the way to the bathroom and had to sneak down two flights of stairs and into our program office to hide until a master key (to have someone bring me cloths ) could be located; and finally, just because something worked well one year, doesn't mean it will again. I brought my shoes I wore last year, but unlike last year, my feet are acting up. It doesn't help that I have probably walked over 250 blocks these past few days.
Today is an easy day, just hanging back in the dorms and on campus (staying in a dorm at Columbia University).
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