Rule #1: Don’t use the stairs. The steps are always too small, the height is too large or only three steps, and the guard rails are very questionable. Rule #2 Don’t forget your mobility aid. If you run out of breath in the middle of a staircase, hunched over, breathing heavily, and holding your head, […]
Month: June 2023
NYPL Museum: Mini Qurans and Creepy Winnie the Pooh
You’re exhausted from walking around all morning. You’re out of breath and tired, and really want to sit down because the design planner of New York City loves stairs. I sit in front of the New York public library at a cluster of green or orange tables. I glance up to see more of the […]
I Never Got My Shoes
My first official day in New York I bought a pair of $150 dollar shoes I never tried on and never received in the mail. I woke up excited around 5 in the morning to shower alone in the communal bathroom. My shoes were soggy afterwards because I didn’t realize I needed shower shoes before […]
The Layers of New York
I know a little about parts of New York’s history as a state and then I know about various parts of the city. I think New York City reflects Atlanta in a lot of ways. Or maybe they just reflect urban culture in general, but I find a constant sense of change from both cities. […]
Navigating the Metropolitan Museum
The Met is a wonderful collection of art in the United States, and having a full day to visit and explore allowed us to see as much as we wanted. After grabbing a quick bite from a food truck outside, I set off to see as much as I could, starting with a loop […]
What I learned about the Publishing Industry
Although I thought I had a good impression of what the publishing industry might look like when working there, this week definitely provided some very valuable insight that changed my ideas about the career as a whole. Meeting with companies of different sizes helped me to realize that the publishing experience can look very […]
NYC as Palimpsest
Perhaps my favorite aspect of the different types of layers in New York City are the literal layers – from the skyscrapers, to the busy streets, to the underground subway. The subway, a feature that is many decades old but always being improved upon, rattles through the city above it constantly. When visiting Joe’s […]
How to in NYC
During our visit to New York, I was lucky to do a few things I had never done before, including walking across the Brooklyn Bridge. New York is always refreshing because there is never a shortage of new things to try, and so I’ve decided to explain something new I did on this trip […]
New York as Palimpsest
New York, though a very modern city, finds ways to memorialize the history of the city through its architecture and culture. One can walk around the city and stumble upon monuments dedicated to the history of New York and prominent figures from this history. One such example is the monument of George Washington on display […]
Mapping the Morgan Library and Museum
During one of our free days, my classmates and I attended college night at The Morgan Library in midtown New York. When we entered the building, we were welcomed by the sounds of the live band that was performing near the café. I took some time to sit and enjoy the music and do some […]