New York Agrees With Us



It’s cliche to say that New York is an exciting, vibrant town. It is truly a working model in “hustle and bustle.” The sidewalks are full of people going somewhere and the streets, although packed like the 405 at rush hour, still seem to move at various steady paces depending on the time of day. As much as New Yorkers have a reputation for being rude, we find that they are actually some of the friendliest people you could meet who are happy to help when they can, but will also tell you to shove it if you’re being an ass. Rene and I have only been here a few weeks but we are already finding that New York works pretty well for us. 

I started this post when I was still in the city. I was in the apartment that were were sitting and curled up on the couch. I never did finish a post while I was there, mostly because there was so much to do and so many people that we wanted to see. And the experience itself was overwhelming. I’ve been to New York before. The last time was a while a ago, 2004, but one thing that’s great about New York is that it doesn’t seem to really ever “change” in its fundamentals. There are probably a few New Yorkers that would argue me on that, and I would concede on points that are specific to the new economy of the city and the gentrification of certain areas, but the fundamental energy, can-do spirit and cultural ferocity that songs are written about and that draws people from all over the world to visit and settle there has never really changed. It’s a viceral thing, you can actually feel it as you walk around. For a week straight neither Rene or I got the kind of sleep we normally need and functioned as if we were powered by a celestial Dynamo. There’s a reason they call it the city that never sleeps. This was illustrated all the more for me when I got home and found that I was bone draggingly tired. You could blame the lack of “vacation adrenaline” for the change, but I’ve travelled a lot and have not ever felt this kind of dip except when visiting New York. It took me a week to really recover and my recovery required a great amount of sleep. 

But as great as the city is, this trip was as wonderful as it was due to the people that we got to see while we were there. From Kim and Roy who were the reason we were there in the first place to Jenna and Joel who are a powerful reminder of what I want to be doing to all the folks that we met for the first time, they helped to make New York a wonderful temporary home. 

There is so much that I want to talk about, some touristy stuff and some not so touristy stuff, but those are best left for different posts. Do you like slide shows?

See you next time!

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