I “live” in New York/Nuok. Now what?

Ten points of advice from my new family:

Thank you for the wonderful referral Ms. Edna.

My host family is delightful.

1) Walk around your neighborhood until you get tired. Figure out where everything is. Stop in shops. Buy fruit from a sidewalk vendor. Smile at the locals. Do all this without listening to your iPod.

I have found my favorite places already.

2) Treat yourself to a good local dinner that’s not delivery. There’s no shame in eating alone at a restaurant and staring out a window.

Working on that one.

3) Take pictures. You’ll be surprised how fast neighborhoods change, plus you’ll want to remember these days.

Forget this?








4) Do some research and figure out a cool spot you’d like to visit, somewhere you haven’t been before. Make it your homework (more?) to get there, enjoy it, and get back home. This can be scary if you’re not super comfortable on the subway yet, but you can do it. Hopstop.com is a huge help.

Getting lost, never-

NY’s FINEST has already adopted me !

5) When you’re in for the night, relax with old favorites. Re-read a book you love. Watch a favorite movie. Make NYC feel as much like home as possible.

Have you seen my school curriculum?

6) Learn the North, East, West, South orientation on the street you’re standing and then from there recognize the most visible landmark you can remember. You can walk all over with more confidence and when you get out of the subway, you’ll find it easier. And in the subway learn which car to ride that let’s you off the nearest exit that leads closest to your destination - home, school, bar, etc.

So far, so good.

7) Remember: Avenues go north-south, streets go east-west.  Twenty streets = one mile. Five avenues = one mile.

BEST advice, ever.

8) Explore the boroughs; start with Brooklyn and Queens.

Yonkers and Bronx do?

9) Brace yourself for a lot of new experiences and challenges. They’re worth it for all the amazing opportunities you can’t have anywhere else.

Apropos Starbucks, Clive.






10) Keep an open mind. The rest is easy.

Very posh, my life. Nothing difficult I just have to remember to be home before “curfew”.

Otherwise Alexander will call NY’s finest. Hmm.

…signing-off - Anja, drowning in earthly delights.