Amanda

I write this blog from New York City.  You’ve got to say that last part like you are in an Pace Picante salsa commercial because country mouse has hit the city.  We landed in Laqurdia airport ( I know I spelt that wrong ) and lugged ourselves and our luggage a good two hours from bus ( through Queens ) to subway and finally getting to Manhattan and Greenwich village where we finally made it to our sleeping place, the Theological seminary.  By this time we were about to eat our own arms and headed out to get some food.  It was good food but pricey and then we hit the subway again to go to ground zero.  Very humbling was this sight and the people (lots of people) standing around it were quiet..all of them -which was quite the moment.  We left there and walked around aimlessly.  We finally headed back to seminary and stopped by La Bergamote and had some of the best chocolate and coffee ever.  I sit here in the library getting ready to take another trip to the streets to find the upright citizens brigade sketch comedy and watch a show.  It is so exciting but I am way out of my league.  I was trying to order the chocolate we had and it was all in French and I had to just point at stuff because I didn’t quite know what to do.  We also had to get off the subway and get back on to get to our locations.  Well, it’s all a learning expereince and who knows, I might end up living here in a few months so I better start getting used to it!

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I have returned home and have traveled in all forms of transportation except for boat.  I feel like maybe I should have just stopped by the lake,hopped on the boat, road around the cove and set some record for myself that will hopefully never be set again.  New York was amazing.  Lots of people all the time and they were, for the most part, very friendly.  Talk about busting stereotypes….we did over and over.  Of course I saw some stereotypes that were true but there are stereotypes about the south that are tried and true.  Wil loved NY so if I am on board…it looks like a major possibility so I have to decide what I want.  Do I want to stretch my comfort zone and grow and learn or start another chapter of life somewhere familiar and family bound.  Tine will tell……