november travels November 25, 2008
I spent 4 days in Hollywood, Florida working and taking yoga classes. It was 80 degrees and sunny although I didn’t get to spend much time enjoying it. Since I was traveling so much for work I wanted to cook at least one meal in my room to prevent eating out too much. Yes, eating out gets old when you do it every meal. I brought a hot plate and some beans and rice to cook, but forgot utensils. Oops. I had to eat my meal out of a starbucks cup.
I spent 5 days in NYC working and eating. Oh, and of course shopping. I work at this great old building downtown at 28th & Broadway with the smallest little rickety elevator. It’s scary the first time you ride in it, but walking the stairs to the 10th floor is a little much (even for a yogi). Last year a group of people were stuck in it for an hour. Those little signs that say “Capacity = 6, We’re not kidding” were really not kidding.
During this visit I noticed how many trees exist in Manhattan. It’s amazing really, they did a great job planting them well below the pavement because they are thriving throughout the city, without cracking the side walk, and they hardly get any sunlight! They’re so pretty and make the city feel comfortable. This is different than my hometown of the dirty-d…when the trees started breaking up my front sidewalk they cut them all down. I remember how sad I was when they did. It’s not surprising that soon thereafter my neighborhood went to shit. Keep the trees next time pretty please!