I love New York!!

This weekend has been both relaxing and adventurous, just how I like it. On Friday night a few of us under-agers explored the West Village, which ended up being so fun! There are so many bars, restaurants, shops, etc... a never ending supply of things to do and see. And best part? It's only a few blocks away. I live in such a great location. 5th Ave on one side, Chelsea on another, West Village down below, and Times Square is about a half hour walk. There are subway stations all around, too, so getting to work will be as easy as hopping on the F train for 10 minutes.

On Saturday, I slept in :) Then Lizzie and I headed to an international street fair in midtown. There were food stands with crepes, kebabs, thai, grilled corn, smoothies, chocolate.. anything you could ever want. Some aspects of the fair were certainly international, but some stands we had to question. Scarves? Backpacks? Cellphone cases? Not so international.

We had a difficult time deciding what food we wanted, but finally and gladly settled with the New England Clam Chowda, straight from Boston (aka the best clam chowder). Our stomachs thanked us. Some of the best clam chowder I've ever had!

After exploring a bit more, we headed back toward our neck of the woods, stopping at the Union Square market. There were stands selling fruits, honey, flowers, veggies, fresh bread, apple juice, granola... also anything you could ever want. Europe got me hooked on markets, so I'm glad I live a few blocks away from a NYC market! I also live near this cupcake bakery, Crumbs, which has a reputation for phenomenal cupcakes. Clearly, I had to try one for myself. Peanut butter cup flavored. Not the best cupcake I've ever had actually, but it was pretty good. And it was big enough to last me three separate servings. Also nearby... Jamba Juice. I'm a sucker for Jamba Juice's smoothies. I might be taking detours to the subway station so I can get a smoothie before work sometimes! And for a few extra cents you can throw in some vitamins... there, all the more reason to get one.

Saturday night, a group of us went to the Brooklyn Museum for an event they have the first Saturday of the month. Live music, a dance party in the parking lot, late-night gallery walks... all so cool! And it was hoppin'. I wasn't in the mood to look around the museum... I think the MoMa museum-ed me out, but then toward the end of the night I finally made my way around. And thank God I did because I came across a Monet <333 of London, at that. Made my night!

Today (Sunday), the interns went over to Brooklyn for a BBQ at Matt's house. It was fun to get a lot of us together before our first day of work (tomorrow).

FIRST DAY! AHHHH! Super nervous, super excited, so many emotions!!

Wish me luck!