New York, New York!

Hey guys =) I am staying in midtown, a real nice area...let me generalize about my experience of my stay in New York...

I fell asleep hearing sound, hearing city, I swear I heard faint horns when I fell asleep, and woke up to faint horns, but they're comforting in a way. It is by no means as intimidating as I thought, maybe that is because I have already been to Paris and London, and so New York feels a little closer to home in some ways. Umm, well there are so many types of people, and just listening to conversations, the Brooklyn accent, oh it is really fascinating to just pay attention. To give you an idea, I walked around for 7 hours today so that I could see from where I am staying...to the statue of liberty, and just listen to life here.
Some general tidbits, or pieces from conversations I heard around me(not in any order)...

"And then I told Darell..."
"I can't have the dunkin donuts anymore..."
"Move your [ka] right now buddy or Ill throw your [behind] out myself..." -(with a very jolly seasonal smile this traffic conductor said this, fascinating)
HONK!
"Where is dunkin donuts?"
"If I hear that I am gonna smash his toes..."
HONK! HONK!
(whispering to me, dressed in a full length fur coat with flyers)---"can I tell you something?"(my street senses told me to just walk)

Oh New York, I understand the charm and fixation, it is really a great place, and I am sure my understanding would be further enhanced by visiting other parts of it. Ok, so now, I am just reflecting about how beautiful of a journey my life has been so far. Ummm, the pics, well the empire state building, my wise cola can, the tree!, me and the tree, the statue of liberty across the way (by the time I walked to her, I was quite fatigued, and not planning to take the boat over, good choice, as you can see the water was quite choppy, and before I took this picture I was sprayed in the face by a wave...I should say, I was kissed by the water...all over my face) and the view from my room.

Ok, concluding thought, the statue of liberty was a gift from France. While I was walking today, I saw another statue that was a gift from another country, how bizarre. I mean break it down, "Here you are, we are giving you this large statue." I think that the statue of liberty is fabulous, really, I just think the concept is crazy, and it is not as if you could reject the present or just put it away somewhere.

Things that really made me smile today: At the dogpark, all of these little dogs are on this circular bench, while the great big dog is standing on the top of the bench against the tree with the desired squeeky toy, wagging his tail to and fro...it was genuinely precious. Also, there are millions of phenomenally beautiful people, and today, I saw a total of 2 gorrrgeous men whom apon seeing I thought instantly that it was completely logical that I go introduce myself and say I think it best that we marry right then...after split second rethinking I realized what the joker I am. There were twin babies in a stroller and just to see how their family was tending to their well being was really beautiful. Seeing all of the people today, and how interactions and walking, and running, and driving, and water splashing face (mine), and horns, and tourist and natives alike, it all collectively formed life, and that is beautiful too, I think.

Ok, I love you all so much, and hope you have a beautiful evening!

Love,
Kira

As it draws near...

Ok, to begin, Mom, Denise, Amber, you have constantly showed interest in who I am, by looking at and commenting on this site, Thank you very much.

Gaela, I think about it at least once a day, for the past week, how much you have contributed. Hmm, I mean your follow up, feed back, jokes, I sincerely appreciate it all. After returning from London, it was enlightening, going back over my entire life, and realizing that this semester is part of MY life, that my life matters, and that my stay in Europe was and is a part of who I have become. Thank you.

So, I am coming home very soon. I cannot use one word to demonstrate what my trip has been, I do not even think I could do it in a page. I really do not think any justice could be done, who knows maybe my pictures do it well enough. I think one way to effectively demonstrate what this trip was for me, and every second it encompassed, would be for me to just scream, completely uninhibited, for as long as it took, as loud as I could...and afterwards I would feel like I had effectively communicated what MY words could not do, or would only do after careful planning and after wasted trees of outlines.

How giving of those trees, by the way, to sacrifice themselves so that we could try to express ourselves and conduct ourselves in ways not possible with our own sacrifices. Ok, I am almost finished with "Extremely loud and Incredibly Close." It is by the same author as "Everything is Illuminated." I just really want to say that these books, well, for me they have resulted in being the kind of good that fills me in ways that I did not previously recognize voids existed to be filled, and have me walking from destination to destination thinking, thinking, but differently. I know it only that we can suggest to eachother that we have found something beautiful...so I have really found a beautiful storyteller, and I would hope anyone who wants to read these books, can.

Ok, I love you all. I look forward to hugs, and to experiencing winter with you.

Love, Kira