Blogs from New York, United States, North America - page 459

Thanks goodness I am stuck on my favorite island. ... read more

It's definitely THAT time of year. The bells are ringing (the random Santas on street corners who stand there with buckets are the main proponents of these), the children are singing (actually, crying their eyes out in shops is probably more accurate) and everyone else is spending far more than they ought to, anywhere they can! Everyone with a screen name on MSN has changed it to something "comically festive" (guilty), and the everyone starts paying each other a lot more attention at work, just in case you end up as their secret santa. HAPPY HOLIDAYS, THE AMERICAN WAY! Actually it bears a striking resemblance to a British Christmas, except that, believe it or not, decorations go up later than in the UK. I think it has something to do with Thanksgiving - they seem to ... read more

Unbelievable sights, indescribable feelings, soaring, tumbling, revealing through an endless diamond sky. A whole new world, a hundred thousand things to see, I’m like a shooting star I’ve come so far, I cant go back to where I used to be. A whole new world, with new horizons to pursue, I’ll chase them anywhere, there’s time to spare, let me share this whole new world with you… A Whole New World - Aladdin How perfect is that quote? If you didn't read it, read it now. It pretty much sums up my thoughts and feelings. The voyage is over which is sad, but the journey has just begun. I made it back to Buffalo safely and in one piece. My mom came to San Digeo to pick me up and we spent a couple days there. ... read more

Well after a few false starts hopefully this will be the beginning of my first proper journal entry. I arrived in NY without much hassle except for the immigration guy being very suspicious of why i wanted to travel back to the US and would i be trying to work while in Burlington. We landed in JFK around 12:30 on Monday and caught the bus into the city although we didnt realise how big JFK was and that the bus was going to stop at every terminal on the way out lol anyway we got to our hostel and left our stuff of then headed to get sumthin to eat of course only traditional American food wud do so we strolled around the corner and there was a subway, yep that will do!! Went to bed ... read more

So I’m pretty excited right now. Only 2 more days until I leave for Fiji on Dec 1 with 2 of my best friends. I’ve been voluntarily unemployed since Nov 1 and I highly recommend it. Sleep rules. I walk around with a permanent smile and I haven’t even left yet. That’s not to say I’m not nervous at all, but I decided that there’s something to be said about scaring the shit out of yourself. Everyone should try it at least once in their lives. It’s fun.... read more