Travel

I survived.

I just wanted to get that out-of-the-way in case you were worried.  How was your Thanksgiving?? Mine was highly caloric and wonderful and I hope yours was as well.  In my last post I discussed my extensive menu and I’m proud to say that I prepared almost everything on...

Great Expectations

I’m hosting our Thanksgiving this year. Hence the title of this post.  I will admit that I lucked out in the sense that I will only be cooking for myself, my aunt, and my mother (if you have no place to eat this holiday, come join us!), but the...

Fighting the Winter Blues

Y’all.  I use the word “y’all” so you know I’m serious.  Winter Blues has befallen New York City and my little heart can’t take it!  Of course this happens every year and eventually I’ll get over it, but for some reason it’s hitting me really hard this year.  For...

Welcome to Main Street

First things first, I have my internet (and cable) back!  I think…it’s safe to say…that my roommates and I have fully recovered from the storm.  I am so ready as a Manhattanite to stop talking about it.  I’ve noticed that we (myself included) have been using Hurricane Sandy as an excuse...

Internet/Cable outtages, a new-ish President, and blizzards…a.k.a. an update on my life

Oh November…you have been a super weird month and it’s only day 7.  I must apologize to you all for disappearing for about a week, but us New Yorkers are still dealing with the effects of Hurricane Sandy.  My roommates and I lost power last Monday night, finally got it restored on...

Hurricane Sandy: Aftermath

Let’s just start this post by saying that I am on day 3 without electricity.  I just wanted to give you an idea of my mental state.  In all honesty, I’m so grateful that my apartment and my neighborhood did not suffer much damage as a result of the...

Reporting Live from “Zone A”

There’s a hurricane a’comin!!!  Yes yes, hurricane Sandy is currently blasting New York City with high winds and rain, but I feel like a kid who’s had a snow day.  As a result of the storm, New York City shut down the subway system, all bus routes, and trains, making...

“What didn’t we do today?”

The above statement/ironic question was my friends response to my mom when she asked us what we did on our first day in Park City as a foursome.  To review things chronologically, three of my best friends arrived to Park City the night of the day I went hangliding. ...

The Art of the Inter-vacation Road Trip

I just made up that term but I like it!  So, when most people go on vacation, they tend to stay in one town/city and try to get a feel for the place by partaking in sightseeing activities or lounging by the hotel pool or beach.  Not I!  I...

Putting my life in the hands of a piece of tarp…a.k.a. hangliding in Utah

I know, I tend to have a flair for the dramatic.  But seriously, the title of this post is basically what hangliding is.  Here’s the back story.  When I was planning this trip with my girlfriends, I really wanted to do a ton of things I a) had not...