EXCITED FOR NEW YORK

I’m in love. Yes, I’M IN LOVE. Not with a man, nor a woman, but a city. I’m in love with NYC! 🗽I have tried to tame my heart but the erotic dreams keep coming up.

I can’t wait to morph into a sweatpants-pizza kinda person😂😂😂.. to experience the daunting heights of the Empire State but still feel as high as it is! A date with lady liberty please🗽:'(😍? To see all these in 3D👯👯..take pictures in Times Square and tag Jimmy(that one misplaced friend at the west coast)😂😂😂.
I’m not still sure about the hot-humid weather but I guess I’ll adjust.

My relationship with New York will be the classic woman-eat-man love affair. I am already worried about the cost of living and how this city will consume my student aid down to the last penny. The exorbitant prices of things I will fight not to buy but still end up buying anyway😭😭😭. Poverty comes in different faces my friend!

I am already trying to budget for a grant I do not yet have. And believe me it is not a walk in the park trying to curb an excited mother’s expectations. Nonetheless, I still feel empowered by the unlimited student meal plan *hisses freshman ’15* even if it’s at the luxury of redefining my waistline.

Guided by a beating heart, groping through the cultural darkness I can’t tell where the journey will end but I know where to start. Big girl in a big city. Imma be fine. I have to be fine. I’m working on that big-girl act.

NY, I trust you will shelter me from the night chill, satisfy innumerable food orgasms and give memorable nights of cheap thrills. And when it overwhelms me, my Barnard dorm room will be my sanctuary in the middle of this vibrant metropolis.

I don’t want to get swamped rn because I still have a long way to go. All the immigration shenanigans to sort out. I have read The Catcher in the rye but still haven’t watched Breakfast at Tiffany’s. I believe my love for NYC will conquer all.

To New York! “Here’s to long awaited four years of bourbon, friendship and success.” 🍸🍸