I haven’t posted in a while, but I just returned to Michigan from my winter break where I decided to do no writing, little reading, and a lot of do nothing/having fun. I had a great break. Maybe one of my favorite winter breaks of all time. I know break is not much for most people, but in college winter break was a great time to see you high school friends. Now in grad school, winter break is a great time to see as many people as possible and I did just that.
First I must say thank you and I love you to my parents, for being the greatest parents in the world and always doing everything for me when I am home. Thank you over and over again.
The first week I was home, I saw some of my favorite girlfriends from high school. Jill, Annie and Sarah, it was so great to see you all. We had a great time together when we were around, and it was really great to see them. I had not seen them in over two years.
During the same time, I also spent a lot of time with my best high school guy friends. We had good times as usual. It was also great to see Mike, who moved out west, and I had a great Christmas Eve with my friend Jack. No details, but Free Knowledge will become something one day. Mark my words. If anyone wants to know more, talk to me. I would really love to get something going.
Christmas day I spent at the Peacocks family dinner party. It was great to see the Peacock family and hang out with Jess and Brian, two of my closest friends from home. It was a fun afternoon/evening and for a Jewish kid and his wing-woman Perri, Christmas is always a fun time for me ha.
After Christmas I visited one of my best friends from college in PA. It was great to see Shane. We had two great days at his house, and it was awesome to catch up like old times. Old times= me beating him in FIFA, MLB, NHL and all other video games haha.
After I got home from Shane’s I spent a few days at home, and then I set off to NYC to see my best girlfriends, Zinnia and Marie. These girls are hands down some of the best girls in the world. They put me up for three days no questions asked and we had a great time! Best New Years of my life, so far. Anyway, there were also many visitors that were great to see, another best friend Pino, great to see him, Elena, Esthefanie and Kristen. Great to see you all and I had a great time with each of you.
What made new years so special, besides spending it with some of my closest friends, was a little adventure I took after our night out. Marie and Z live right down by Battery Park, and at 3am I was not tired. So I walked around Battery Park and Wall Street. It was a beautiful night and honestly I was in the best city in the world, in the most historic part of the city...how could I not walk around and admire the architecture, streets, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the Staten Island ferry. I spent about two hours by myself, just walking around and staring into the Hudson toward the beautifully lit lady liberty. It was a magical night, and it made me realize how awesome New York City is. People will always say it’s great for its many amenities (diversity, neighborhoods, power, etc…), but what people might take for granted, and I’m sure I would if I lived in NYC, is its beauty. The city is a great place to see beautiful things. The Statue of Liberty shimmering with a golden glow was one of the most spectacular views I witnessed in a long time. It is the little things that make NYC so great and I really do want to move to NYC. If not NYC, at least some city that is similar because although I am preparing to study cities as a career, cities are a beautiful organism filled with joys that are so small to most people, but mean so much to me. New York City will always be my favorite, but cities in general will always be beautiful. I cannot wait to move to one and experience their beauties.
Because of this, I have come up with some new year resolutions:
1) Enjoy the small things in life, like the views of the statue of liberty, or the stars in the sky. Things that every day/night people look over and take for granted.
2) Work harder to be an urban planner for the greatest cities in the world.
3) Try to see my friends and family as much as possible because they are my life and without them I would be nothing.
4) Read more, and yes read Harry Potter. (I know, I know, I have not read them, but I will try to this summer.)
5) Be the best person you can be so you can make other peoples’ lives better. It starts with Free Knowledge
6) Buy a noted pad and keep it with you at all times so you can jot down you ideas when not around a computer or notebook. It will come in handy later.
I’ll probably think of more but this is for now
Otherwise, it was a great New Year and break! Thank you to all who were apart of it!
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