the fool looks at a finger that points at the sky

i called brooklyn home for the first time today. after a few days spent exploring the neighborhood, i've fallen completely in love. something about brooklyn is distinctly different from manhattan, which i love. truth be told, i'm discovering that i'm not a manhattan girl. crowds stress me out, i like to walk slow, and it's entirely too mainstream for my tastes. yes, even you, the east village. manhattan has become synonymous with work, so no thanks.

one of the highlights of my past few weeks was a lovely visit from my dear friend miss alice riley-ryan. we experienced nyc last summer, though not as much together as i would have liked. she arrived with a smile on her face and a lovely bouquet in her hand.


it was so refreshing to have a good girlfriend in the city to hang out with! aside from a few dinner dates, i really haven't had the chance to connect with the girlfriends i do have in the city, much less spend a whole day just hanging out. it was awesome. we saw 500 days of summer (highly, highly recommend), made plans to travel abroad & ate a lot of red mango. perfection. we even saw a clown on the subway.


as a result of speaking with alice and being surrounded by the varying cultures in new york, i've been bitten by the travel bug - big time. i'm dying to spend time abroad. here i am, loving brooklyn and googling work abroad options in south africa & australia. go figure. in the meantime, i've got this tidbit of aussie culture to keep me satisfied.


my parents are coming to visit in about a week (i'm merely a stopover for a new england roadtrip they've been talking about for years - take me with you!). i can't wait to see them. absence really does make the heart grow fonder! i'm sure i'll have something entertaining to post after mom and pops take on the city - in the meantime, cheers.