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?…
Category: New York, 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…
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…
…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…
Made It To New York
I made it to New York.It was the dream I never thought would happen. The box that I closed, reopened.It feels like my wedding day.I was in a yoga class. Kicking myself because my dance classes were going fast, and I didn’t feel I was engaging. I felt they were going too fast, the classes…