My second week of classes are done and I missed posting last week as a result of figuring out my courses and being buried under text.  Just to give you an idea, in my first week of classes, I was assigned 628 pages to read and ‘comprehend’.  With an overwhelming assembly of information and... View full entry

Last Sunday, a dinner was organized by Andrew Lassiter from the Urban Planning Program for students in the UP and CCCP programs.   We met at the Deluxe Diner off of 113th and Broadway that was large enough to hold the 20+ people that arrived to meet up.   I met two more CCCP peers, Maryam and... View full entry

Friday, August 15This was the day that I received an email – apartment by 96th street and Central Park inquiring if I was still looking for a room.  I had placed an ad on listingsproject.com for ‘Grad Student needs a room: clean, responsible, drinks tea’ and they had seen it.  After having... View full entry

I was told that finding an apartment in New York is one of the most stressful and difficult things you can do.  I’m apt to agree.  And if you don’t mind the comparison, it’s like buying a house in Los Angeles.  Everything in your price range goes quickly and so you have to know what you... View full entry

Leaving Los Angeles, August 5, 6:00am, PSTA towncar waited for me outside of my gate at 6:30am.  It’s the first time I’ve ever taken a towncar but a friend had suggested it and said it was less than taking a taxi, so they were called and scheduled to pick me up.  I believe the driver was... View full entry