Everyone has a camera. Everyone who goes to Central Park takes pictures of the buildings, bridges, and statues. Taking pictures of the buildings, bridges and statues is boring. I want unique pictures. So, I try to take pictures of the people in Central Park. I try to capture moments. Taking pictures like these is more like hunting. I walk around or stand waiting for something to happen.
I found my favorite jewelry store in Manhattan. It is at the SE corner of Central Park. Sure, all the other jewelry stores sell pretty stuff, but I found one that sells only antique Russian jewelry. All that stuff has a bloody history behind it. They are relics of an empire that no longer exists. I like old stuff like that.
Since the New York City chapter of my life is not complete without a ghetto experience, I am renting a room in Newark, New Jersey. That puts me across the Hudson River from Downtown Manhattan where I'll be studying. For those of you who don't know Newark, it is sort of the "Baghdad" of the region. Lots of robbery and shootings, gangs and drugs. I will be right next to the university, so there is a lot of security there. There is also access to useful things like a library and good stores. The cost of living there is very low, that is the main reason I am moving over there.
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