77th and broadway

This is my first official post from New York City. Let me go back. Yesterday we took the bus from Baltimore to New York, took a cab to the hotel and then walked to the theatre district with my mother and her friend, Buzi. So Mom and Buzi wanted to see a show - we ended up getting very last minute, third row tickets to Jersey Boys for cheap! It was a very like-able show. Peppy music everyone can recognize and sing along with and some cute actors for the women to swoon over. (Before the show we stopped at Cafe 71 for snacks and then a pub for drinks. You know how that goes.) After the show we walked back to the hotel. (Thats over 60 blocks total of walkage.) At the hotel I did a bit of unpacking, said goodbye to Mom and Buzi and then got to hang out with John! (I will write more about the hotel later...)

So, not having been to New York before, John had to see Times Square. Since it was nigh time, I figured why not take him. We walked there and back - which means I did the trip twice. It wouldn't have been so bad if it hadn't of been so cold. No complaints, though. Taking John to see Times Square is much more satisfying then going with someone who's been there before. I took him to the M&M store and Toys'R'Us. On the way back home, we enjoyed the light-endowed trees, Lincoln Center and almost getting hit by taxis.

Today, I woke up relatively early and walked back to Cafe 71 with John, Mitch, Kendra, Erin and Dylan. We got our first New York bagels and then head off to buy our first subway passes! From there we diverted our attention to Central Park, where we wandered through Strawberry Fields, the John Lennon memorial, to the Bethesda Fountain and then to the Belvedere (sp?)Castle. Many pictures ensued.

In an hour we have a group meeting and then a mixer to get to know each other and our teachers. Should be nice. Who knows what else we will do later...

I slept well for the first time in weeks. It bodes well for the rest of the trip. Hopefully for the rest of the year.