Day 32: My Last Night in NYC

Dear Readers, I can't believe I am leaving New York tomorrow. Time has flown by so quickly! My last day at work was bittersweet; I know that the end of my internship means that I will be back in Durham soon, which is great - but it also means that I am no longer going to be able to enjoy the perks of city life. I'll be missing 24 hour food establishments, cupcakes within walking distance, stores that can fix anything you have that is broken (including six-year-old iPods), men selling phone chargers for seven-year-old cell phones on the street corners (I bought one today for my old Nokia), and public transportation - just to name a few things. And the food . . . ah, the endless choices! I'll be missing that too.

My bedroom right now is warm, but it's nothing compared to those first few nights. I remember them like they happened last week. It's hard to believe that the heat wave of 2010 was a month ago. I certainly haven't let the passage of time keep me from the fun of complaining about it! ;)

I walked around the neighborhood tonight with Rob, who had come in to have my last dinner with me from Newark, and it was a perfect end to a wonderful month. The people brushing past me as I walked by them had no idea that they might be among the last people to see me out and about in New York for a while. That's the beauty of it - in New York, you are anonymous enough to be left alone when you'd like, but surrounded by enough people to be guaranteed a friend when you need one.

Of course, I am excited to get back to my Duke life - but I have made so many wonderful memories here. I hope you have enjoyed reading about them as much as I have enjoyed writing them here on my blog. Maybe I will start another blog when I get back to school, but I have a feeling my life will be much less interesting when I'm home.

But then again, interesting things sometimes seem to follow me. I guess we'll see! Goodnight all!

Day 30: Time Speeds Up

It amazes me to think that in only three days I am going to be hauling my luggage back down the tiny staircase of my walk-up building and hailing a cab to La Guardia. In many ways, I feel like I haven't had a moment to sit in New York and simply exist here. But I've never really been great at sitting still anyway, so I won't complain. I have been catching up with old friends, visiting all sorts of different Manhattan neighborhoods, and eating, eating, eating! I will have so many memories to take home with me from these five weeks in New York.

Today I am going to be meeting up with at least one, and possibly two, friends from my time in Argentina. Nicole, who I am definitely seeing, was one of my closer friends from study abroad, but we lost touch once back in the states and haven't seen one another since. It has been four years. Four. I can't even comprehend that it has been so long since I called Buenos Aires home. My memories of that place, and the people I knew there, are still so vivid and feel so recent. I'm sure I am in for an evening of reminiscing.

Well, one thing never changes about weekdays in New York: I have to go to work. More later!

Day 28: P.S. It's August!?

Time certainly does fly!

Day 28: The Weather Outside Is Delightful!

It was a pleasure to walk around outside this weekend - which was great, because Alex and I were out and about often enjoying the city. We traveled everywhere from the West and East Villages to the Upper East and West Sides - meeting friends, shopping, trying new coffee places, and getting fresh air and exercise.

I can't believe I have less than a week left here, and it promises to be a busy one!