Last fall, in early November, Max and I made a trip from New York City to Breakneck Ridge along the Hudson River per recommendation of a friend. We were beginning to feel a bit burned out from our respective training/education programs and needed to get away. We thought a hiking trip would be a good idea for a change of scenery and a different pace of moving. So, we took an early train out from Grand Central Station…
Read more12 Favorite Places to Think, Read, and Write in New York City (Manhattan)
Here are 12 of my favorite places (organized by neighborhood, beginning with the one in which I reside) to daydream, read, doodle, and get work done in New York City. I acknowledge that there are likely hundreds of similar blog posts out there with recommendations of places to go in the city for these purposes. What I am offering is the perspective of a 29-year old teacher-turned-student who has lived in the city now for a little over a year, who is a self-identified introvert, an enthusiastic user of public transport, and an avid people-watcher (i.e., ethnographer-in-training).
Read moreA Month in Review: On Writing, On Thinking, On Wandering, On In-betweenness, and Other Ruminations
After a break from blogging, here’s an eclectic assortment of thoughts, questions, and adventures: A podcast in which I share a few of my favorite coffee shops in New York City; My dilemma as a writer who is deep in her thoughts at a time when many of us just want taglines and soundbytes; Wonderings and Wanderings as I delve deeper into my graduate studies thinking about Affect Theory, the Posthuman condition, and what to make of it all; A reflection on being forever “stuck” in this space of in-betweenness... This may be a post that resonates with you or bores you to death :D
Read moreTransitioning to Life in New York City: An Insider’s View
Max and I have lived in the city for four months now, so I thought I would share an update on our journey. We moved into our apartment in the heat of the summer but on a day when it downpoured… I’ve always wanted to live in a big city--the thought of exploring places by foot and never running out of things to do and see excited me tremendously… I promised myself that I would make every effort to make this foreign city my home…
Read moreInsider's View: August in New York City
Since today is the last day of August, I'm sharing with you a photographic journey of my experiences in New York City for this month. This is purely visual with no written descriptions. I will be introducing all of these places through my blog entries. If you have been following along on the blog and via Instagram, some of these photographs will look familiar :) All pictures are my own. Please enjoy!
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