i am really here.

I think it's finally sinking in. Yep, that's me, living in New York. Now that I'm coming to the realization that this isn't just a wonderland I'm visiting, I'm eager to learn so much more about this place.

I want to know what all the different boroughs and suburbs are like, and why they're like that

I want to know which places only locals know about, and which places are for tourists

I want to know what makes this city so unique and buzzing and fast-paced, and not from a tourists point of view

Times Square is of course, a huge tourist spot. I loved it. it's fascinating just standing still and watching the beeping yellow cabs and hurried businessmen rushing past. New York City reminds me of a pulsating heart. Everything's moving moving moving, to different places to do different important things, but when you look at the big picture, everyone is actually moving in unison

One thing I'm starting to notice, is I miss nature. 

Not that it's totally absent, it's just not as present as in New Zealand. So Central Park was a great place to wonder and ponder your thoughts for half a day.

Looking over to Manhattan, but being deep into Central Park is comforting. You can't hear the screeching cars and incessant beeping. Just the squirrels chasing each other and the non-stop exercisers running off their second helping of ice cream

One of the piers in Manhattan displays a beautiful view of all the different bridges linking Manhattan to the rest of the world. You get a variation of views, industrial, residential and in between. The pier itself had just opened a new food court, which was the first time I had tried shit (and I mean, shit.) food in New York. I wouldn't reccommend it to anyone. It seemed very touristy at this pier too, it didn't have a soul to it like so many places to scattered throughout New York do

Dear Jeebus I love all the street art here. Because yes, the graffitti is art. It's not bullshit that 12 year olds have tagged to impress their friends, it's thought-provoking, space-utilizing, talented art

Have I mentioned the food in New York? Wow. It's huge, it's cheap, it's so so variable and it's everywhere. I can count the amount of times I've actually made food for myself on two hands. 

It's more convenient and so SO tasty to just walk down the street and have a wide choice of good-quality places to  stuff your face

New York is crazy busy, all the time. There's so many people, so many different people, all living, working, being born and dieing in one city.

This city really does have a soul