Na última noite chorei pela primeira vez desde que cheguei aqui. Alguns acontecimentos do passado recente, que gostaria de esquecer, voltaram a me atormentar. Me senti angustiada, triste pelo preconceito que sofri - acho que foi a primeira vez na vida que claramente fui vítima de preconceito. Sei que essas lembranças ainda voltarão a bater na minha porta. Não é porque não têm passaporte que elas deixam de nos acompanhar quando adentramos em outras fronteiras. [View Full Entry]

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Monday September 28th 2009 The time to say goodbye to Boston had sadly arrived, and after a quick morning walk back around some of the nearby shops we headed up towards Back Bay bus station in downtown Boston ready to catch the bus to New York. I have to admit I am sad to be leaving Boston and both Kay and I agreed that we had a fabulous time in the city and would happily return in the not too distant future. Initially when planning the trip we had looked into renting a car and driving all through New England and [View Full Entry]

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Upon arrival at JFK Airport it was with stinging eyes (due to watching about four or five films during the flight from Melbourne, accompanied by a few splashes of red wine) that we boarded the subway to make our way to our accommodation in Soho. After what seemed like an unending journey, we finally arrived at our hostel, only to be informed by a giant of man in a black leather coat and hat who spoke in a deep baritone that the hostel had been closed down by the NYPD that day due to it being a fire trap! So, after [View Full Entry]

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We arrived in New York after a relatively comfortable 3hour flight, the plane left on time which has been a plus on this trip. We jumped in a taxi and took in the sights while we drove to our hotel, however we’d only driven about 10minutes when we hit gridlock… utter utter gridlock. What should’ve been a 20minute drive from La Guardia airport turned into an hour long nightmare of horns and fumes. We finally got sight of our hotel and our spirits lifted. There it was, in a good location and across the road from an Irish pub. Fantastic! We [View Full Entry]

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How lucky are we??? For 12 weeks only, Bond & Wolverine are starring as a pair of Chicago cops in Broadway's - 'A Steady Rain'. As you can imagine, this play was SOLD OUT almost immediately, (unless your prosperity allows for premium seat tickets retailing at $452 each!). But thanks to Dave-the-bartender's innate ability to chinwag with beer-swilling locals, we scored insider tickets & saw the boys live from Row C last night. Yeeehaaar! Dave and I both agree 'A Steady Rain' is the best performance we've EVER seen. Hugh Jackman has proven himself on Broadway countless times, and he certainly [View Full Entry]

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Manhattan excels in random meanderings. No plans necessary. Just walk, explore and the city reveals exactly what you need at that moment. Overwork and conflicting schedules have left me and Dave with no time to hang together for months .... until this past weekend. We ran the (quiet) bar together all day Saturday, and a surprise 3pm blast of freedom set us cruising Downtown purpose-free. A warning to all you coffee-crazies out there: Americans make millions selling watery silt whilst soiling the good name of the nation's favorite beverage. It's so bad I now have a strict 'iced only' policy [View Full Entry]

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Hoje foi meu primeiro dia de aula na New York University. E cheguei uns dez minutos atrasada. Pelo simples fato que fui parar no prédio do curso que farei às quintas-feiras. Não me perguntem o por quê. Simplesmente não sei explicar. Não costumo ser desatenta nem fazer essas trapalhadas, mas acho que ando tão relaxada, com a cabeça nas nuves, que acaba sendo esse o efeito colateral... Never mind. No stress. Entrei, sentei no fundo da sala e comecei a fazer minhas anotações. O professor dessa matéria, The Politics of International Economic Relations, trabalhou por [View Full Entry]

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