I sat in the front of the ferry, my back perfectly straight as I stared ahead with my camera poised. There, across the water, was Ellis and Liberty Island, on which the Statue of Liberty stood tall and strong, posing for dozens of pictures. As we puttered towards the island, my brain spiraled back in … More Back through Time in the Big Apple

Four huge suitcases, four carry-ons, four backpacks, and a partridge in a pear tree (which happens to exist exclusively in my imagination) was all we took for our five-month sojourn to the European Continent. I was a bit worried I wouldn’t be able to pack everything I wanted to bring (and keep it under the twenty-two … More My First Impression of New York City