Ok what is up with that. I walked for about 20 minutes before being able to spot a grocery store or even a bodega in midtown. All I saw were tiny stores that sold chips and drinks but nothing more. Of course there are hundreds of restaurants but what do people that live in that area do? Or is this all business buildings?
I might never know.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
No Pants Subway Ride
Ok so I took of my pants off Sunday along with hundreds of people on the subway.
It was crazy, hysterical and completely awesome.
Apparently they do this every year. It's a sort of guerilla operation and various subway lines are hit. It's incredible to see people's expressions of shock.
Yes it was cold but oohhh was it worth it.
Count me in for next year.
It was crazy, hysterical and completely awesome.
Apparently they do this every year. It's a sort of guerilla operation and various subway lines are hit. It's incredible to see people's expressions of shock.
Yes it was cold but oohhh was it worth it.
Count me in for next year.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Welcome to NY!! I mean... NJ?
My first day in NYC was... well it was actually my first couple of hours. I took a bus at 7:00 a.m. crossed the border and everything seemed just dandy but one hour and half later I found myself stuck in a Subways. The bus had broken down so we were there for a couple of hours until a new bus arrived. Hit bad traffic before arriving to NYC but finally got there. What was supposed to be a 7 hour trip ended up taking 13 hours.
But wow, I had finally arrived to my new town. I somehow managed to take my three insanely large and heavy bags (plus laptop) and walk a couple of blocks to the Burger King where I was supposed to meet my new roommate (I had rented the apartment on line without seeing it or meeting the guy that was renting it to me before hand). He wasn't there. "I got scammed" was my first thought but I pulled over my luggage to a public phone and called the guy. A couple of minutes later we were on a bus to my new apartment.
I now live in West New York.. that's in New Jersey. Ok, I saw google maps before renting the apartment and understood that there was a division created by the west river. On one side New York on the other New Jersey but I thought things like public transportation were shared. They are not. I thought it would be about the same vibe as Brooklyn, you know, cool little shops, etc. It is not. It's New Jersey. And It's good, at least for now. Good price, awesome and spacious apartment, great new roommate, in 20 minutes I'm in Times Square and the best skyline view. I do eventually want to live in Manhattan but this works, this is good.
But wow, I had finally arrived to my new town. I somehow managed to take my three insanely large and heavy bags (plus laptop) and walk a couple of blocks to the Burger King where I was supposed to meet my new roommate (I had rented the apartment on line without seeing it or meeting the guy that was renting it to me before hand). He wasn't there. "I got scammed" was my first thought but I pulled over my luggage to a public phone and called the guy. A couple of minutes later we were on a bus to my new apartment.
I now live in West New York.. that's in New Jersey. Ok, I saw google maps before renting the apartment and understood that there was a division created by the west river. On one side New York on the other New Jersey but I thought things like public transportation were shared. They are not. I thought it would be about the same vibe as Brooklyn, you know, cool little shops, etc. It is not. It's New Jersey. And It's good, at least for now. Good price, awesome and spacious apartment, great new roommate, in 20 minutes I'm in Times Square and the best skyline view. I do eventually want to live in Manhattan but this works, this is good.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Day 0
So, you might have read the small description about the blog. Let me expand on that. I am a 24 year old male that recently graduated college. When compared to most other people my age, my life has been and is quite different. I have lived in 5 different countries, have dual nationalities, divorced and widowed parents and am/was married (still figuring that one out, yikes!) but definetely single.
My main college education was conducted in Mexico alghough I also studied in Spain and Canada. I graduated in December and decided to move to NYC. I have visited NY on a couple of ocations and have simply loved it. I love the noise, different people, millions of shops of all types, sizes and varieties and simply the flow, the constant movement of everything from huge Time Square displays to cars, people and ideas.
So after graduating I took a small trip to Yucatan to visit some ruins and get a chance to see the beach and on Christmas day took a plane to Montreal. I efectively went from sun, sand and hot weather to dark, snow and freezing temperatures in a day. I came to Montreal because I had bought a ticket months before thinking I would be here with my loved one but instead find myself alone in front of a screen.
I will be going from here to NY at the beginning of January. I basically have no money, just found a room to stay in and still don't have a job. Communications/PR/Marketing/Publicity in case somebody is hiring. I do not know how I will manage to eat or go around the city but that's part of the adventure, right? Yeah I know; I'm screwed.
So to sum it up, I thought I would tell you how my new life goes in a new city. What I see as a new comer and hopefully one day I'll look back and remember that time when everything was still a novelty.
My main college education was conducted in Mexico alghough I also studied in Spain and Canada. I graduated in December and decided to move to NYC. I have visited NY on a couple of ocations and have simply loved it. I love the noise, different people, millions of shops of all types, sizes and varieties and simply the flow, the constant movement of everything from huge Time Square displays to cars, people and ideas.
So after graduating I took a small trip to Yucatan to visit some ruins and get a chance to see the beach and on Christmas day took a plane to Montreal. I efectively went from sun, sand and hot weather to dark, snow and freezing temperatures in a day. I came to Montreal because I had bought a ticket months before thinking I would be here with my loved one but instead find myself alone in front of a screen.
I will be going from here to NY at the beginning of January. I basically have no money, just found a room to stay in and still don't have a job. Communications/PR/Marketing/Publicity in case somebody is hiring. I do not know how I will manage to eat or go around the city but that's part of the adventure, right? Yeah I know; I'm screwed.
So to sum it up, I thought I would tell you how my new life goes in a new city. What I see as a new comer and hopefully one day I'll look back and remember that time when everything was still a novelty.
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