Taking a bite out of the big apple

So...life in New York. 

I’ve been here for one full week and it feels as if we’ve been living here for a month. I’m going to try and write my experiences and adventures these next few months as I begin life after college living in a closet (basically) and working for free (basically). 

My room. Takes me back to my freshman days. 

I wish I could recall all the hilarious and not so hilarious things that have happened since we’ve been here. 

A few worth mentioning would be:

• Getting a free can of soda from Aladdin the street vendor from Egypt. 
• My co-intern barfing twice at lunch with my boss. (Sorry Whit)
• Asking for a Diet Coke at a restaurant in Little Italy and the waiter replying "Are you from Utah?"
• Ordering a $30 appetizer from that same restaurant without even knowing it. 

By the way, for those of you who do not know, I’m here with about 30 other BYU students/ recent grads interning and we all live in the same building. I roll with about five or six PR kids when exploring the city. 

Continuing on, here are a few of the things I’ve done thus far:

Went to Target in the Bronx. Come on, we know Target is a staple for my survival. 

Times Square. Those guys who try to reel you in to going to a Comedy Show are really annoying. And that is a picture of cheesecake I got from Junior's. GO THERE. 

Koronet Pizza. THE BIGGEST slice of pizza I’ve ever had in my life. And only for $5. 

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Definitely going to have to come back and explore. I only made it through the first floor!

Doughnut Plant. That one on the left is pistachio glazed. Lord help me. 

We've also been to Chinatown, Little Italy, Rockefeller Plaza, Chelsea Market (LOVE), and probably several other places. I like being able to take my time visiting everything there is to see in New York.

As far as life besides eating and being a tourist, things are going well. I miss my family and friends from Oklahoma and Utah like no other. Realizing I won't be home for the summer is somewhat of a letdown, but I'm determined to make the most of it here in NYC. At church on Sunday, one of the speakers said that when she moved to NYC in her twenties, she wrote a letter to her mother and said, "It looks like everyone took a bite out of the big apple and spit it back out." I'd have to agree with her on that. 

All in all, I can't complain. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I know I'm going to learn and grow so much from it. And seeing this on my way to work everyday is going to help that. 

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