It’s Saturday! The day most
people sleep in, and take a break from life. Well, we are not most people.
Today, we had our first Saturday trip to Columbia University and then to Times
Square. I was very excited to finally be able live the New York experience that
I have only witnessed in the movies: crowded streets, angry drivers, the
notorious hot dog stands, and best of all, the endless shopping. So instead of
sleeping in like a regular, I woke up at 7:00AM giving myself plenty of time to
get fueled for the 2 hour drive. At first, I thought it was going to be a
disaster having 50 people in a bus in 100 degree weather, but it wasn’t. The
air conditioning contributed to the success, along with laughter of new friends
and the showing of The Dark Knight,
which took our minds away from the outside and into the inside of the bus.
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| The Huge Library At Columbia...I Want To Go Inside!!! |
Our first stop was at gorgeous
Columbia University. We were given to hours to tour the school and the
neighborhood around it, which helped me get the type of vibe the area. Then the
clock started to tick closer to noon and the sun was not giving us mercy. We
were able to hide away from the burning streets in a numerous of places:
Pinkberry, Tom’s Restaurant, and the New York Public Library. A half hour
before we had to go back to the buses, we tried to enter library at Columbia
University, but unfortunately it was closed. We stood behind the pillars of the
library, in the shade, to hide from the sun and get the best view of Columbia ever.
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| Yes, The View Is Amazing |
After a quick drive from Columbia
University to Times Square, the adventure began. We were given four hours to
explore, shop, and in the end have fun. The girls were going to go to Forever
21, so Cameron and I went to shopping with some other guys, which also didn’t
plan on going to Forever 21. Within a couple of hours, we had our hands filled
with bags from different stores, such as Footlocker, Levi’s, and Urban
Outfitters. After nearly three hours of walking around Times Square, we decided
to meet up with the girls, who seem to have spent most of their day Forever 21.
Time was running out as it came closer to 6:15PM (boarding time for the bus),
yet all of our bellies we empty. Mariko, Cameron, and I went to Five Guys,
which is like an In N Out, but a lot better.
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| Where Do I Begin? |
During the bus ride back to my
cozy dorm, I reflected on my day. I loved New York and will definitely go back
for a whole visit around The Big Apple. And then out of nowhere, it started to
rain, which reminded me of the weird California weather (and that’s if you
consider California as having weather, which I don’t). With many thrilling
adventures happening every day, I can’t wait for what tomorrow has to offer.
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