How to eat out like a queen (on a tight budget)

I love eating out. I’ve always been that way. Everything about it. I love slowing down, laughing over an appetizer with friends, not having to cook, not having to clean. I like going out at night, getting dressed up, looking fine, seeing the night lights. I love the music that plays, being away from my…

A letter to my roommates (I live with 3 men)

Can I share something difficult to talk about? I love living with you guys. Every moment. Each of you brings to my life energy, laughter, and fun, which I highly value. I’d like to bring up one thing I’m concerned about. Now, feedback is the hardest thing to swallow. I feel that. That’s why I’m…

Oops I did it again… I moved (to NYC)

I love to move. I will say however… Moving to New York City was nearly as big of a culture shock as when I first moved to Ecuador. Maybe it’s because I always loved hispanic culture, and I was ready for it. I was expecting life to be majorly different in Ecuador. But New York?…

How to use Google Maps For The New York City Subway

“If I can, make it there… I’ll make it, anywhere!” I gotta say, Google Maps works really well for the New York City Subway system. However, I got so annoyed when people first told me to use this. “It’s so easy!” They’d say. I DON’T KNOW HOW! I silently screamed on the inside. Like most…

No Need To Buy A Subway Ticket In New York City

Well, at least not a paper ticket. Just wanted to write a fast and dirty run-down of how to use the subway in New York City. If you’re staying around, you can buy a pass. But if you’re only going to do a couple trips, no need to buy a MetroCard. I live in New…

LaGuardia Airport To Times Square For $2.90

Hint: I created a free download that makes this post so much easier to read, with step-by-step instructions. Download it here. I don’t know about you, but I have a rough time with directions. Unfortunately, I tend to Uber to and from the airport. Because I figure it’s more expensive to miss my flight than…

Travel Tip 4: Bring A Scarf

Pro tip: Fly with a scarf. A thick, wool scarf.  Why? To cover up for the coughers.  Now in the post-Covid world, you can also fly with one of those fancy masks that block people’s germs.  (I didn’t need to be covering my eye, I was just being dramatic because the guy behind me could…

Ellis Island

Ellis Island. I feel moved by it. I feel moved by people who would leave everything they know. For the hope of a better future. A place they can work hard and make money. And have a life that was different than what they know. How bad does it have to be to leave? How…

Manhattenhedge

Things are not always as cool as you think. I planned my life around seeing “Manhattenhedge…” a twice a year phenomenon in Manhattan or something where the sunset hits the grid just right so there is a gorgeous sunset spilling through the sky. The internet photos show it like this: from https://www.travelandleisureasia.com/in/news/manhattanhenge-when-and-where-you-can-see-best-sunsets-in-new-york/ This is what…

Finances

“If I can be an example of getting sober, then I can be an example for starting over.” – Macklemore. I love Macklemore (he’s a rapper.) He is talking about addiction with this line, and about relapse. It’s a little less serious, but I’m talking about money. I need to come clean and confess. I…

…new york is…

New York is everything. It’s the marinuana it’s the almost being hit by a carIt’s the exhaustionDepletionIt’s the exhilarationIt’s the bright lights on the skyscrapersIt’s the shows in a tiny studio dormThat you’re paying 1400It’s the friends who also live here but aren’t from hereIt’s the Yoga and slowSlow flowIt’s the hustle and pushIt’s the…