As of today I’ve been living in NYC for 1 year. How things can change in just 365 days – especially in such a fast paced environment.  When I first arrived I was on a mission to find a job, an apartment, meet people, find friends and integrate myself into the New York way of life. Now that I’m in a routine, comfortable and settled it can at times feel like one giant rat race. Sometimes reflecting back, it would be nice to go back to day 1 where everything was new with no sense at all of what to expect next. Here’s to Day 1: hello NYC……

Awaiting for NYC at LAX

Flying into JFK

Taxi Rank at JFK

Meet the lovely Amanda De Simone

Amanda takes me to eat Soul food for my first meal in NYC at Mama’s

Even though severely jet lagged I still managed to go out. My first night out experience in NYC was……RODEOS?

And Cowboys??

I saw this on the wall at the Rodeo Bar. Smiled. And called it a night.

Go to day 2: doing the tourist thing