| | New York was very "interesting".
The Good... TONS of shopping!! Fifth Avenue, Chinatown!! wooo Good pastry desserts and dim sum in Chinatown. Little Italy has gelato (almost as good as the real Italy)! 
The Bad... The city is very cramped and extremely dirty. Lots of panhandlers on the subways. Sales tax is 8.375% 
And the Ugly... Everyone smokes and drinks Starbucks. New York dogs poo anywhere they feel like it. So you might be stepping into poo on the sidewalk. Our hostel had rats and our bathroom smelled like someone was doing weed *gag*!!! 
So I got back Thursday afternoon. I ended up not going to Vegas for the weekend. I'm still in EST zone. I go to bed at 7pm and wake up at 3am... so bad. I went to NY this winter break to look into NYU for grad school. They have a Master's program for my major. On Monday we met up with the assistant dean and the director for the program. They gave us a tour of the whole campus. It required A LOT of quick walking around the whole city of Manhattan. Their colleges are all spread out!! I'm glad I did get a chance to visit this year. I've learned a lot about the city. I love the program and the people in it. I just don't exactly like the city itself. Housing will be impossible to find and the cheapest will be around $1500/month. Cost of living there is just ridiculously expensive. There are no grocery stores, only deli's, and it seems like everyone eats out. Fresh produce is extremely rare. And if there is, it'll go bad the next day. Rooms are tiny and I feel clastrophobic. Lots of rats and things nibbling at my Clif Bar. It will be a very difficult and important decision next year if I choose to go with NYU or even UCLA.
Places I went to in NY during my 4 days there: Grand Central Station, Juniors: ate burger and their famous cheesecake, Lincoln Center (almost saw Nutcracker), Time Square, Bryant Park- ice skate, New York Public Library, Central Park, Empire State Building, World Trade Center, NYSE, Wall Street, Bull statue, Trinity Church, Staten Island Ferry- saw Statue of LIberty, Brooklyn- went to Girmaldi's for famous pizza, shopping on Fifth Ave, Bloomingdales, Macy's, Saks, Rockefeller Center, Washington Square, Chinatown, Little Italy, had kebab and gyro at a sidewalk stand, Metropolitan Museum of Art, St. Patrick's Cathedral, World of Disney Store, M&M store, Build A Bear, H&M, J.Crew, Apple Store, and many gift/souvenir shops haha
I've finally gotten this horrible cold that I've been suppressing since finals. It finally got me and I think I gave it to my Mom too. :T So I'm just staying home for now and relaxing. Only one more week of vacation and then I have to head back to SLO. boo. 
Hope everyone is having a nice holiday! Take care! Love you guys all!! :)
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