Meeting up with Kate (a fellow CommDesigner) in the city and having dinner at The Heartland Brewery. Kate lives in Long Island and commutes into the city twice a week for her internship, so it was exceedingly nice to see her and catch up.
Helping my cousin Cathy move from her apartment in Hoboken into her new place in NYC. Her family came into the city as well, so I was able to spend some time with my Aunt Silvia, Uncle Ray, and other cousin Chris.
Going to Panchito’s for Margaritas (apparently they are “1 of the 6 Best Places in NYC for Margaritas!”) with some new friends.
Getting in for free to the MoMA. I just discovered that because I work for JPMC, I can get free tickets to most of the major museums (except the Whitney for some reason) in the city! I spent most of Sunday there with Jackie (who is a museum studies major!) and her friend Sadie before going to the Central Park Zoo.
Doing laundry Sunday night and watching the new NBC show ‘Merlin.’ Not terribly exciting, I know, but increasingly important! Plus, sometimes it’s nice to have mundane activities to focus on and unwind from an exciting weekend!
Plans for this week include: TRANSFORMERS on Wednesday after work with Brianna and Kate, lunch with Jackie on Friday, and dinner with Simi. I love NYC!
Monday, June 22, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Practical Things Learned in NYC So Far...
1. Always wear comfortable shoes. One of the best things about being in NYC is walking around and seeing the various stores and restaurants. If you’re traveling a few blocks, however, taking the subway will be much quicker.
2. Have your Metrocard at the ready. The method that’s worked best for me so far is to put the cards I use most frequently (NYU Housing Card, Metrocard, JPMC ID) in a separate, slim wallet that I can keep in the front (zippered) pocket of my bag.
3. The 30-day unlimited Metropass will save you a ton of $ and you won’t have to worry about refilling it.
4. No matter where you go (movies, festival, out to eat), you will have to wait in line, so leave early! (This one is something of a no-brainer, but it caught me off-guard when I went to the movies.)
5. New York City is made up of 5 boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island). Most people, when they visit, go to Manhattan, which is home to the theatre district, Central Park, Times Square, Ground Zero, etc.
6. The subway system is color-coded and each color represent a different line. The lines run along a certain avenue, so for example, the numbers 1, 2, and 3 are red and they are the 7th Avenue line; the A, C and E lines are blue and they run along 8th Avenue (this is what I take to get to work).
That's all I've got so far, but I'm sure there will be more to come!
Saturday, June 6, 2009
New York, New York! (sing it!)
Status Update: I got the JPMC Internship!
My first day on the job was June 1st, and the internship runs until August 7th. I am working with the Corporate Branding and Strategic Marketing team at JPMC with the official title of "Corporate Branding and Strategic Marketing Analyst." IT IS A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.
Luckily, I was able to find housing with NYU, and I am living in a dorm-style room, downtown, in a beautiful part of the city (right across from Washington Square Park). I have one roommate, Sarah, who is a soon-to-be senior at Vassar. She's from Pennsylvania, we get along very well, and she is studying English and Literature and working for a non-profit Law organization that deals with Human Rights cases (very cool).
Since I've only been to the city a few times on day-trips with the fam and school field trips, I've never really thought about what it would be like to live in the city. In all honesty, I really thought that I would hate it, but each day I'm discovering something else that I love about it.
I can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring!
My first day on the job was June 1st, and the internship runs until August 7th. I am working with the Corporate Branding and Strategic Marketing team at JPMC with the official title of "Corporate Branding and Strategic Marketing Analyst." IT IS A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.
Luckily, I was able to find housing with NYU, and I am living in a dorm-style room, downtown, in a beautiful part of the city (right across from Washington Square Park). I have one roommate, Sarah, who is a soon-to-be senior at Vassar. She's from Pennsylvania, we get along very well, and she is studying English and Literature and working for a non-profit Law organization that deals with Human Rights cases (very cool).
Since I've only been to the city a few times on day-trips with the fam and school field trips, I've never really thought about what it would be like to live in the city. In all honesty, I really thought that I would hate it, but each day I'm discovering something else that I love about it.
I can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring!
Monday, June 1, 2009
Irony and Orientation
Status Update: I got the JPMC internship!
My first day of work consisted of an entire day devoted to Orientation for all of the JPMC interns. Now, there are approximately 200 JPMC interns in New York City alone, and 50 of us are from Syracuse University. Of those 50, 48 of the SU interns are from either our Whitman School of Management, the iSchool (Information Studies), or the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
Now, I’ll have to do the math later, but what are the odds that the first person I meet, in the room of 200 interns from all different schools, would be a Syracuse University student from the College of Visual and Performing Arts!?
My first day of work consisted of an entire day devoted to Orientation for all of the JPMC interns. Now, there are approximately 200 JPMC interns in New York City alone, and 50 of us are from Syracuse University. Of those 50, 48 of the SU interns are from either our Whitman School of Management, the iSchool (Information Studies), or the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
Now, I’ll have to do the math later, but what are the odds that the first person I meet, in the room of 200 interns from all different schools, would be a Syracuse University student from the College of Visual and Performing Arts!?
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