Blogs from Long Island, New York, United States, North America - page 6

Woah I've already spent 5 days in New York and I've seen so much. It feels like some mad crazy blur! I arrived at Long Island airport from Baltimore on Wednesday after an long exhausting....50 minute flight! It was fabulous - the plane took off and we had just enough time to use the bathroom before the seatbelt sign came on again and we prepared for landing. My cousin Chioma picked me up from the airport and I was wizzed into the fast paced life of New York. I'm still trying to get used to it. I was taken to my cousin's school where she pointed out her old dorm rooms and lecture halls. From there we scoured Roosevelt Field Mall, Garden City, Long Island. It was a nice place, and I did get one very ... read more

Greetings from LI NY. I am leaving on Feb. 12th and traveling until mid/end of May 2006. Most likely coming home on or around my 25th birthday/anniversary. Here is a short hand intinerary of my journey in India: Feb. 12-13: Fly from New York to Delhi. Feb. 14-16: Orientation in Delhi. Visit major cultural sites. Attend evening sitar concert, visit schools, meet cultural leaders. Feb. 17: Train to Agra. Visit Taj Mahal. Board night train to Varanasi. Feb. 18- March 3: Varanasi. Visit cultural and religious sites in the ancient city and along the banks of the Ganges River. Cultural lecture series and language instruction. Begin Independent Study Projects and service learning opportunities. Celebrate Maha Shivarotri on Feb 26th. Day excursion to Sarnath to visit Deer Park, site of Buddha's first teaching on the Four ... read more

We took the subway down to Coney Island today for the Phish show at Keyspan Park. Coney Island is one big carnival, complete with roller coasters, elephant ears, and “Shoot the Freak”. Coney Island had a nasty beach front and a cool pier that people were fishing from. The Phish show was spectactular and the venue was even cooler. I never thought that I would ever see Phish at a baseball stadium. The rain during the second set of the concert was overshadowed by the superior set list and the awesome energy of the crowd.... read more

1 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1989 HISTORIAS DEL AEROPUERTO Stuttgart, Luxemburgo, Keflavik, Nueva York. Llegué al aeropuerto JFK, pero mi conexión rumbo a Dallas (y de ahí a El Paso) salía del aeropuerto de La Guardia ¡24 horas después! Fui a La Guardia con la idea de meter mis cosas en un locker y darme una vuelta por la ciudad. ¡Pero no había, carajo! Así que tuve que instalarme en una incómoda banca aeroportuaria a cuidar mis cosas y esperar. A unos metros de mí, ocupando un asiento, había una escultura muy rara, de papel y plástico, con forma humana, que me hacía sentirme muy, muy lejos del arte abstracto. Horas después, empezó a moverse. ¡Pensé que alucinaba! Pero no. En un procedimiento perezoso, que debe haber demorado quince minutos, la persona que había bajo todo eso ... read more