Moving from the Financial District to Midtown
Today was the day, when I had to move out of the very nice Hilton on the Southern tip of Manhattan - going uptown to Midtown - where my dorm is situated. Below, you can see a picture of it from the outside.
I live on the 20th floor in a two room apartment (small apartment) with four guys - two from Bocconi University in Milan (probably among the best 10 business schools in Europe) and one Swede, which studies in Manchester. The dorm is filled with “normal” NYU (New York University) students, and it is very fun to chat with them in the common areas. New Yorkers are very friendly indeed, and I think I will make another post later today or tomorrow coming up with numerous examples of how friendly New Yorkers are. Back to the subject matter; me moving. So, to give you an impression of my room, I have attached two pictures below, which is from the inside of my room.
From my room I have a terrific view. I can see the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building.
I have about 20-25 minutes to school from here (by foot and by bus) - but maybe it will get worse, when I travel in rush hour. The neighborhood in which I live does not really have a name - and all the taxidrivers and locals I have spoken to thus far have not been able to help me out, but it is North of the East Village (which is the most criminal part of town; however, there is not much crime in this town - I’ll make another post on this later), East of Chelsea and the Flatiron district, and South of Midtown. Maybe these names do not make much sense to you, but it gives you an impression of the fact that New York is composed of many small cities within the city. Put more down to Earth, I have a 10 minute walk to the water on the East side.
I will talk to you later - feel free to comment or ask through this website. If you need my address, just e-mail, as I’m not super inclined toward posting it online ;-)
