WEEK 1 IN NEW YORK WAS NEW AND EXCITING. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I'VE TRAVELLED ON MY OWN. I WAS STAYING FOR 3 WEEKS TO TAKE A CLASS AT PARSONS, AND I KNEW NOBODY THERE. I QUICKLY ADAPTED, MADE FRIENDS, AND TOOK IN THE ATMOSPHERE. I WENT ON THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY TO SEE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, TIMES SQUARE, AND I SAW A BAND PERFORMING AT UNION SQUARE. I ALSO BECAME AWARE OF THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT BUILDING AND MADE FREQUENT VISITS WHENEVER I GOT THE CHANCE TO PRACTICE.

WEEK 2 WAS FILLED WITH ALOT OF EXPLORATION. I WENT TO DUMBO, CONEY ISLAND, CHELSEA, GROUND ZERO, CHINATOWN, AND SOHO. MY CLASS WAS SUPER FUN AND I GOT MUCH OF MY WORK DONE DURING CLASS TIME, SO I HAD TIME TO HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS AFTER. I ALSO GOT TO USE THE LAUNDRY THAT WEEKEND WHICH WAS FUNN HAHA. WE TRIED OUT THIS TAIYAKI ICECREAM PLACE AND IT WAS SO GOOD, DEFINETLY RECOMMEND. WE ALSO TRIED HAVING OUR FRIEND GO TO A PSYCHIC READER AND GET HIS TAROT READ WHICH DID NOT WORK OUT. OVERALL, I WAS CERTAINLY STARTING TO GROW COMFORTABLE WITH MY SURROUNDINGS.

WEEK 3 WAS BLISSFUL. WE GOT TO VISIT THE MET WITH OUR OLD ART HISTORY PROFESSOR ON A GUIDED TOUR, AND I GOT TO SEE IN PERSON ALL THE THINGS I REMEMBER LEARNING ABOUT IN THAT COURSE. I ALSO GOT TO SEE SOME OF THE PIECES FROM THE SLEEPING BEAUTIES COLLECTION. WE ALSO VISITED CENTRAL PARK AND SAW A JAZZ BAND PERFORMING LIVE AND SOME PRETTY AMAZING NATURE SIGHTS. I GOT TO COOK ALFREDO GNOCCHI FOR MY FRIENDS AND WE ENJOYED A NICE TIME BEFORE THE FINAL DAYS CAME. WE ALSO GOT TO MEET WILL BUIE JR. FROM BUNK'D! OUR FINALS SOON KICKED IN AND IT WAS TIME FOR THE FINAL EXHIBITION. I TRULY HAD A GOOD TIME IN NEW YORK AND I WILL SURE BE COMING BACK FOR ANOTHER VISIT ANOTHER TIME!