I woke up at 5:30 am today to catch a 7:15 flight to New York. My dad drove me to the airport and we said our goodbyes. I got a window seat and slept the whole entire flight.
Upon arriving to JFK I took the subway to the lower east side to grab brunch with my close camp friends Marley and Delila. **We have been friends for over 13 years through camp and college.** Friendships like those do not come often and I really value all our memories and times together.
In the subway I was reminded how much I dislike New York. A guy was screaming bible verses and proselytizing Jesus and then a huge lady sat next to me squeezing me into the railing. She smelled like cigarettes. Also a homeless lady came asking for money. **It was really sad seeing how everyone did not even treat her as a human being.**
How have we let society get to a place where we value human life so little? I nicely told her I did not have anything and she appreciated the acknowledgment. She also told me she had seen me before. The subway took two hours and I arrived to brunch late.
We ate at potluck club and it was pretty good. After that I went to Public hotel to work on my blog. I put in a good shift and released it to the public. Then I got a bagel from Tompkins square bagel which was pretty yummy.
**It was the equinox today so it was required of me to lay in the grass.** I found a local park and sat there and FaceTimed Ron and Zach. The grass was pretty poor and un comfy but it was nice being outside. The weather was great, that was about the only good thing about the city.
Also people dressed very fashionably which was cool and there was so many different types of people. I could see how New York was once a prosperous place but it is just not it now. It's dirty and smelly and expensive. Finally I went to back to the airport to catch my flight to Rome. I'm pretty exhausted from a really long day and I hope to sleep some on the flight. I think I have a middle seat which sucks but I'm so tired I think I will make do.
