I’ve only been living in New York for a few days now and I have already discovered many things that one should consider buying when starting a new life in New York.
1. An umbrella.
People have told me time and time again to buy an umbrella because unlike Colorado, in New York, when it rains, it pours. A lot. I’m talking torrential downpours that seem to happen right as you need to leave one building to get to another that is a good 7 minutes away. I do think that getting caught in a torrential downpour yesterday was a rite of passage for me. It was fate’s way of saying, “Welcome to New York.” As soon as I publish this post I will head over to Walgreens to purchase one of these ingenius contraptions that seem to keep you and your belongings dry when the rest of the world is running around with messed up hair and wet shirts.
2. A second phone…
Or just a portable outlet to charge my phone as I wander through the city of wonder. Seriously, every where I go I seem to be using my phone for something. To send a text message, to tweet something ingeniously witty, to search for the nearest Starbucks, to avoid the people trying to sell me their “up and coming CD” (I’m sure you are a very talented singer and I’m sure you will make it big, I just don’t want to buy your CD), to figure out the fastest way to get somewhere using the Subway. My battery life seems to be much worse than it ever was back home. Maybe it has something to do with the humidity?
3. An extra brain.
Ok, maybe it’s not something that I need to live in the city, but I definitely need it to store the names and faces of all the people I’ve met so far. There are so many fascinating people at NYU. I’ve met people from Indonesia, Paris, London, India, Mexico, Taiwan, China… The list goes on. If only I had an extra brain, or someone to walk around with me and remember everyone’s names for me I’m sure it would be much less embarrassing for me when I seem to forget the name of someone who apparently remembers mine.
4. Naps
I’m sure this is true for most colleges, but people apparently do not sleep at night. In New York there is always something going on. Some club that’s hosting an exclusive event, a new coffee shop that I haven’t explored yet, my unsatisfiable hunger at odd hours of the night. That being said, I might want to consider taking naps during the day because I think it has been made quite clear that I will not be sleeping at night.
5. An extra set of legs
I have done more walking in the past few days than I normally ever did in a week in Denver. I walk everywhere. I’m sure this is all very good for me and I will end up a lot healthier, but I could really use some help. Sometimes my legs just don’t want to go any further. I think it would be nice if I could just switch them out with another pair for a few hours so that I can let my legs get a little bit of rest, even if the rest of my body isn’t getting any rest. Is that too much to ask?
I’m sure as time goes on I’ll discover many new things that are necessary for optimum survival in New York City.
