31) Girl in the Big City

This is my city for the next two months: the Big Apple. An endless array of neighbourhoods and pedestrians and stores and noises and smells.

Despite the calamties of the past week, I am eagerly anticipating the exploration adventures to come. Tonight I went to the East Village to meet with friends from McGill, some of whom I have not seen in almost seven years. We ate at a hole in the wall Thai restaurant called Fake Orchid. With enough room to seat 12 persons, the walls were adorned with garlands of psychedlic flowers, neon christmas lights and enough hello kitty memorabilia to stock a small novelty shop. The portions were tiny, so we headed next to a Japanese resturant famous for its large angry panda bear statue with red light bulbs for eyes - oh and its dollar beer. Outside the exit is a cotton candy machine and every patron gets to make their own baton of sugary goodness upon departure.