I've also spent the past couple of weeks watching various shows and such. I figure I might as well take advantage of the fact that I can still use my student ID and get a discounted price for Broadway shows. So far I've seen Cirque du Soleil's "Wintuk," "Mary Poppins", "Promises, Promises" and "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson." All of the shows were really, really good and I had a lot of fun watching them (well, except for the one moment during "Promises, Promises" when the lady behind me told me to stop moving my head because it was too distracting. If people in front of me move around, I have to move too or else I can't see, you stupid bitch).
Anyway, I highly recommend any of those shows, they were all really really great. It's weird, every time I've gone to the city to meet up with my friend to go see something, we always end up striking up random conversations with people. We chatted with two girls in the lottery line for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson about NYC apartments, talked to two dudes at a Thai restaurant about how much we loved the show. We ended up sharing a table with a Canadian couple at the overcrowded Shake Shack, talking about what we had all seen in the city and how these burgers were more than worth the wait and crowds. We talked to two students in the Spider-Man line about what other shows we should definitely check out, we made fast friends with the bartenders at Juniors, who not only gave us great recommendations for the best flavor of cheesecake, they also basically drew us up a map of the best food in the city on a napkin.
It's been really interesting meeting all of these random people, and it's weird because usually I never talk to random strangers. I think being in this city basically by myself has forced me out of my little box that I usually create, my comfort zone, and I've met a lot of people that I would never have talked to had it been a few months ago. Even my friend Alicia, who I went to all these shows with, I met randomly at the Harry Potter premiere because we were both fans that had recently moved here and randomly decided to check it out. We started talking, and she became my awesome buddy who I basically explored the city with. I think I'm just becoming a lot more open and aware of the world and the people around me, so that's pretty cool.
Anyway, self-reflection aside, I'm having fun here. Hanging out with cool people, doing some fun stuff, seeing all sorts of things, eating good food. I'd elaborate but this entry already is too long, so I'll just end it here for now.
