This is my hippie pad! If that is not the picture of a poor artist in New York City, I don't know what is... maybe if there were a couple other poor souls sharing the room with me it would be a complete picture!

Yes, I have a new residency in the "City that never sleeps". I now live in Astoria (located in Queens). I live with a friend I worked with last year and another roommate, whom I still haven't met yet! We're just too busy with opposite schedules. Not uncommon to go days without seeing the people I live with, especially since we're operating on different time tables.

I chose to accept a position at a restaurant in TriBeCa, which is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan (basically couldn't be further from where I live). Luckily the trains run very regularly in the morning, so it takes no time at all to get there. Sure, I have to get up ultra-early, but who doesn't like to see the sunrise?!

After a summer of fun with family/friends in TX, a trip to see Mickey Mouse in FL, road trip to Cali with my brothers, another road trip to Montreal with my old roommate, and a jaunt to Honduras to see the amazing work of God, then return to NYC to attend the US Open, find a job, attend a fancy ball and move into a new apartment... I'm very much looking forward to class starting in a couple days! I'm ready to be on a bit of a schedule again. I could not have pictured a more fulfilling summer and I thank everyone who made time to spend with me. I've been so blessed.

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