Yes NYC!

Now only 3 weeks are left and I feel torn between New York and Munich already, although looking forward to seeing all of you again very much, because what I really missed most here was family and friends. Makes me think about what I will miss most about NYC. Hard question, because there’s just so much, but I’ll try:

• art: constantly discovering fantastic art museums, exhibitions, events (there’s really no end to this here)
• variety of excellent and very authentic ethnic food: my favorites being Russian, Thai, Pakistani, Chinese, Cuban
• fantastic boroughs to discover: go there and walk around in a different world, my favorites: China Town, Lower East Side, East Village, Meat Packing, and Greenwich Village
• the smell of the sea, being in a big harbor city, Fire Island, Coney Island, and NY’s many beautiful bridges
• the Upper West Side which has been our home for 3 months, it is definitely a great borough to live in, I would like to move here again!
• the openness of the New Yorker’s, very friendly and helpful people that are so easy to get in a conversation with
• NYC is a shopping paradise, my favorites being probably Beacon’s Closet and Buffalo Exchange in Williamsburg, Century 21, DSW (a huge!! shoe shop), Urban Outfitters and several small boutiques in downtown
• the view from skyscrapers over the city, the view from Brooklyn and Queens on Manhattan, the great views we had on the circle boat trip
• it’s so easy to find funny things and inspiration for fiction writing, it’s a dream: just go outside, watch, and take notes
• many beautiful, cosy, and very bohemian cafes where you can hang out with a “laaaatee” (meaning “caffe latte”, as they call latte macchiato here) and pumpkin muffin or apple turnover or walnut and banana loaf or … yummy!