A Tree really does Grow in Brooklyn


I have often walked down the street before
But the pavement always
Stayed beneath my feet before

(For safety reasons, I declined to post anything in the vicinity of where I am staying.  But now that I am leaving Brooklyn for another dwelling, here is a look at my first impression of New York).

On Thursday, 9/14, I heard my very first songs ever in NYC.  One, was on my way to the bookstore with some friends, Hotel California:  You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.

Later that day, I dropped off a Thank You note at Ruth's Chris and I heard, When the lights, go down in the city, and the sun shines on the Bay.  Oh! I want to be there in my city....

And then I thought, "Aww.  That's cute.  San Francisco thinks it's a city."  ;-)  It's so little!

Oddly enough, I always thought I'd end up in San Francisco.  I sure tried hard!

So I appreciate that the first two songs I heard in New York were all about California.

On Friday, I had Alexander technique and a Speech & Voice class.  I came back to Brooklyn and rested and studied.  Same thing on Saturday.

Let the time go by
I won't care if I
Can be here on the street where you live

Now Sunday, 9/17 was very exciting!  And so was the rest of the week!  So I hope to get caught-up on my blog by Monday, because I am certain this week is full of great surprises, too.

Unexpected frustration with NYC:  In Brooklyn, my phone chooses if it wants to take calls and use data to send photos to my e-mail.  In California, my phone always worked.  But here, with 8.5 million people and more technology, my phone is not sure it wants to cooperate.  That's why I'm behind quite a bit on these posts.  I have to remember to e-mail photos to myself when I'm in Manhattan, so I can then work on the blog from my computer in Brooklyn.

But more than half the time, I don't have time or I forget to do it.  I didn't expect for technology to be an issue in a city that is so advanced! But.... there are still lots of pay phones in Manhattan.  So for all my joking that San Francisco thinks it's a city, maybe I should also be poking fun that NYC hasn't quite caught up with the 21st century!

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