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Find a way from the airport to your home. Sleep. Get comfortable in your room, it‘s your only refuge. Throw away some things. Invest in a shower curtain. Get plates, cutlery, a pan, a pot, food, things you need to survive. Learn how to ride the subway. Find out that Avenues run vertical, but Streets are horizontal. Stop calling it 'The Metro'. Do not lean on the poles and do not take up too many seats. Complain about those who don‘t know how to ride the subway. Find the right exit from the subway.
Figure out the village. Visit the touristic sites during asshole times. When on Brooklyn Bridge, do not get touched by old, running bastards. At 9/11 Memorial read the fine print, it says 'Suggested' Donation. Become visible to cab drivers, it might be a super power. Learn to walk at a brisk pace. Start to grumble at slow people. Avoid Times Square at all costs, anytime. Before entering Williamsburg, buy a pair of hipster sneakers. Then laugh at loads of losers wearing glasses they do not need. Embrace waiting. Discover hidden burger places. Get visits. Get friends. Fall in love.
Pay too much for coffee. Pay too much in general. Remember to throw away some things. Stay away from the G train, the 1 and 4 5 6 train. Discover Express trains. Never sit in the Map Seat. Find a cool spot to watch Manhattan at night. Have a friend living in an apartment with access to the rooftop. Consider moving out of the village. Learn how to get out of the village. Go to Long Island. Love Coney Island. Never enter an empty train car, you will find barf. Have someone on the train spill their Java Chip Chocolate Cream Frappuccino blended beverage all over you. Swear to never wear white.
Remember that sometimes you have to go up to go down. Say Yes. Say I don‘t want to go to Empire State Building Observation Deck. Try to buy Cronuts. Fail to buy Cronuts, buy bagels instead. Find a good place to eat pizza. Find your favorite bar. Don‘t ever, under any circumstance, buy yogurt.
Get a working contract for your cellphone. Set up a tight Coffee House network in order to have free WiFi all over the village. Give money to the musicians on the L rail and only that one. Love yourself, become okay with happiness. Embrace people who move slower than you. Stay with meters, centimeters and Celsius. Do not join a soccer team. Learn to live with roaches. Don‘t buy popcorn in cinemas. Find a path through Chinatown without giving your money away for stuff you do not need. Say Yes to goodlooking people asking you if they can help you finding your directions. Make it your city. Take photos.
November 4th, 2013 - inspired by Kseniya Ivnitskaya
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