Tag: metro
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One Year in New York City
For one year we’ve been breathing in the skin cells of 8 million people. And this is what we think of it.
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Mom’s (Third) Visit to NYC
After her triumphant retirement, my mom’s found herself with a little extra free time. She spends it creating greeting cards and mailing them to friends and family (as the latter, I’ve received quite a few), skiing through Erie’s record-breaking snowfall (a peculiar source of pride for certain Erie natives) and subsequently falling and injuring herself,…
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A New Year in the Big City
Hello, my name is Allison and I feel the need to introduce myself because I’ve been completely absent for some time now. In fact, I’ve been absent since 2014. So let me also take this moment to wish you and yours a very Happy New Year! I don’t know how 2015 has been treating you…
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Thanksgiving in Manhattan
We decided to spend our first Thanksgiving in the States since 2011 at one of the most publicized holiday events nationwide: The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Knowing that the time involved in actually getting to and then watching the parade would essentially take all day, we agreed to postpone the traditional holiday feast until…
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A Week of Visitors
A couple weeks ago, we got a message from our friends back in Erie. They were planning a five-day visit to New York and wanted to spend some time with us if we were free. Their visit coincided almost perfectly with my parents’ visit, so we were able to offer them our spare bedroom for…
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All the Tourists Go to Manhattan
Saturday, Ivan and I went to Manhattan to check out some of the clichés. First, I want to say that I am embarrassingly proud of the both of us for making the trip without the aid of any of our more NYC-savvy friends. I say embarrassingly proud because it was actually quite simple. We jumped…
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At Night the Bag Ladies Take the Bottles
We’ve passed the one-week mark and, honestly, I’m almost ready to post pictures of the inside of our apartment. Almost. On Sunday afternoon and evening, John and his girlfriend, Sarah, were our tour guides. We took the subway—an entirely new experience for Ivan and me, who’ve only travelled in the London and Brussels subways. Contrary…