City Overloaded

Arrival, May 8th

It took around one hour to fly from Raleigh to New York, shorter than transferring from JFK to Midtown Manhattan through subway. I left the luggage in the hotel and went to have a tour. Today I walked from Chelsea to Midtown, and approached Times Square. Life in the city must be stressful. People are pushed to move fast; pedestrians cross roads without seeing traffic signals; car drivers tap horn frequently. If it were not the fancy stores and tons of skyscrapers, I would guess I am in a developing country. Maybe this is the cost of being the world's biggest and funniest city. Just staying in half day, I knew this city is not a place for me. Smaller cities, e.g. Boston and Charlotte, are supposed to be helpful to my career. I need to keep the distance from the crowd or I couldn't think and work. But the good thing is there are many grocery stores and people don't need to drive to buy toothpaste although the sum of driving cost and the product price is cheaper in Raleigh.

 

Manhattan