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Goodbye, New York… again
Read More: Goodbye, New York… againRight now, I feel like I can’t move forward without reflecting on my experience of living in New York. It’s as if I need to let the past two years catch up with the present. For the first several months of this year, my life was moving with a speed that I could not keep…
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NY Snapshots
Read More: NY SnapshotsIt has been a little over three months since I moved to NY. Going through my photos makes me realize how much I’ve done. Sure, I’ve spent many hours writing (research proposal, journal, morning pages, to do lists) but I’ve also gotten out to explore. Being back in NY this time around is different for me.…
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Adaptation
Read More: AdaptationEight weeks have gone by since I drove onto the streets of NY. It took about three weeks for me to realize I didn’t need to pack up my suitcase to go back “home.” I am home… and here’s what I’ve learned so far: 1. I know how to move the contents of an apartment into…
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Homecoming
Read More: Homecoming“Welcome home!” my friends Christine and Shirley said as they pulled me into a hug. I was caught off guard for a second and I wondered, is this home? It’s hard to say where home is for me since I’ve lived in many different cities in my lifetime and never quite felt at home. Plus, as a…