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Published: April 14th 2008
Miss Liberty
Much further away than I expected to be.I took a little detour to New York to visit my friend Tekau and so I could see Rent on Broadway before it is gone forever on June 1. If there is any show I have ever wanted to see it is Rent, so I got my chance3! I also bought a poster with all the cast's signatures. I just went to FedEx and sent it back to myself in Michigan so it doesn't get damaged - then, it's going in a frame and right up on the wall! I"m so excited I was finally able to see Rent on Broadway.
Before the show, Tekau showed me around NYC since this is only the second time I've been here. The first was for work and I was too busy making sure we didn't lose any of the 25 students we brought with us to really see anything on my own. So, I saw the Empire State building, Statue of Liberty, and Ground Zero. All were anti-climatic, you could barely see the Statue of Liberty from shore and I expected to feel something somber when I was at Ground Zero. There were a lot of tourists taking photos, but it now
Old Church Among Modern Buildings
Amazing how this sity grew so high above the original buildings. Things look so modern from far away, and then you see a little church among all these modern skyscrapers... just looks like another construction site in the city, no obvious memorials or symbols of any kind. This city has definitely moved on, whether they are healed or not from such a tragedy, I don't know.
OK, time to post a couple photos and then get ready for the SuperShuttle - the next time you hear from me, I will be in South Africa! Whoohoo!
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Monica
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on the road again...
So glad you are on your way. no memorials, out of site out of mind?..safe and happy travels...miss ya