Lessons from NY

So we have been here for less than a month, but man have we learned a whole lot. Just a quick synapses of some of the key things we have observed or personally experienced:

1. Never look down at the Subway tracks. Ever. No good can come of it. Though if you are as fortunate as me you may end up on the same train as the man holding his pet rat outside of the cage.
2. Every woman in New York carries both a purse and an oversize tote. Inside the tote is the required second pair of shoes, lightweight sweater, scarf/hat and possibly a laptop.
3. “You’re mad cool.” = “We like you.”
4. We really live on the 4^th floor of a 3^rd floor walk-up.
5. New Yorkers don’t wait on the curb or for a signal to cross the street. You just double check for speeding taxis coming your way.
6. We should NEVER be allowed to drive in New York. We can’t understand the parking signs. I don't know how I got away with it before.
7. Plus, you cannot make a right turn on red. Even after stopping. (John laughed at me when I asked what he was waiting for. His reply, “a green light.”
8. 20 street blocks = 1 mile. Avenues are more.
9. One can usually score a free drink from the bartender by sitting at the bar. From our experience it is usually more.
10. “I’m a hustla baby” should be the theme song for New York. We learned this on day three.
11. Fruit from the man on the corner is cheaper than the supermarket.
12. Every place delivers. Even the liquor stores.
13. New York firefighters really are THAT cute!
14. Happy hour drinks are cheaper in NY than CA. Surprising we know.
15. You have to go to a drug store, grocery store, liquor store and deli to get everything you could have gotten in one trip to Target.

No doubt there is more to come, but we are truly feeling more at home with each passing day. Our place is coming together nicely and we are getting into the swing of working and school. Can’t wait for you all to come and visit us in our new hometown!

Victoria