Well, I'm here! I moved in today. The house where I'm living is old, but nice. My room is absolutely huge! It feels so empty right now. Plenty of room for overnight guests! I was afraid that it was going to be cold here, but it's actually really hot. I guess since my room is in the front of the building it gets overheated, but the rooms in the back don't get the heat. My RD is trying to figure out the solution. For now I have the window cracked, but I might possibly turn on the air conditioning. I'm not sure if I'll need that.
The first lesson I have learned in NYC is that things are not always what they appear to be. My dad took me out to lunch before he returned home, and I was quite surprised by the experience. From the outside, all of the restaurants and shops looked so tiny and shabby. And sure, some of them are. But when we walked into the Italian restaurant I was completely surprised. The front was a small cafeteria style restaurant, but we kept walking to the back and found a nice dining room. I couldn't believe it! Hidden behind what I thought was a complete hole-in-the-wall was a nice restaurant. The food, by the way, was absolutely amazing.
Lesson 1: Things are not always what they appear to be from the outside. Give things a chance before you judge them.
