explore new york city

i’ve been living so close to the city for eight years and have been taking it for granted. now that i have a week left before i move to the west coast, i plan to make the most of my time here.

i miss new york so much. but i’ll be back in no time!

i’ll be ready for the sights, the food, the nightlife, everything. i can’t wait.

I lived in New York City this summer and I’m pretty satisfied with what I was able to accomplish:

I lived along the edge of west Harlem and Columbia, two blocks away from the gothic Riverside Church, one block away from Riverside Park, and three blocks away from Fairway.

I went to school in midtown, spent a lot of quality open-space time at Madison Square Park, took the bus when I had free mornings and got stuck in Times Square-hell. I also sunbathed overlooking the Hudson River (and New Jersey) at Chelsea Piers.

I had “Brooklyn Holidays” where I walked a heluvalot, had brunch at the French cafe, and watched a roof-top movie once.

I ran in the rain, sunbathed on a rock at Central Park, went topless at Reese Beach, although I missed kayaking. I also went on a date to see Romeo & Juliet during Central Park’s Shakespeare in the Park series, went on another date and barhopped Tribeca, including a bottle of champaigne from the Bubble Lounge, had ice-cream at the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory.

I did not find the time to fall in Love, however, next summer perhaps?