NYC Week 2

I am exhausted. We've been sitting in classrooms for entire days talking about urban issues and doing group presentations. I am glad that starting tomorrow we will be out exploring the city. We will go on group neighborhood tours tomorrow, explore Battery Park on Wed, and the UN on Thurs. I can't believe we are off to India on Friday evening. 

I have been keeping a personal journal, which helps me collect my emotions and personal thoughts. But I hope that keeping this blog will help me stay connected to all of you. Feel free to post comments. I'd love to hear what you think. 

We have an Alumni dinner tonight so I will have to get ready. We have a couple of readings to finish for tomorrow and our first mapping assignment due. We had to walk around the neighborhood of Morningside Heights and map out the physical and social characteristics and networks. 

I feel myself getting exhausted and burned out already. This is a sign that I need to slow down and take some rest. I hope to write again soon before I leave to Bangalore. Have a great week!

NYC Week 1

It is day 3 in NYC with the group. We have been in class ALL day from 8am to 5pm each day busy with orientation and classes. Today after classes we walked SIX miles from the upper west side to Leonia, NJ!!! We walked through Riverside Park, through Washington Heights, across the GW Bridge and then another few miles in dirty Jersey (haha). It was an amazing walk. Beautiful weather. Gorgeous view. Extremely tiring. We ended at the house of an elderly couple who were the first coordinators of the Cities of the 21st Century program (which I am doing this semester). They were such hospitable guests. We had a BBQ in their backyard and it was delicious. 

I am excited that the next few weeks will be full of field trips, site visits, discussions and personal reflection. I will include more details about our itinerary as soon as I can. We have one more week in NYC. Then on Friday August 29th we leave to India!

Tomorrow...we will go in groups to visit separate agencies and learn about their work. I will be going to Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO). I am very excited to learn about this organization and do some research on their work. 

Thanks for reading! Hope you continue to keep up!

Postcards

If you are interested, please post a comment with your mailing address (or email me at jessica.ylee@yahoo.com) so that I am able to send you postcards if I get the chance.
Also, if you ask me to I can email you my mailing addresses so you can send letters and postcards my way! I love mail :)

Only one more day left until the program begins...

My Itinerary

International Honors Program
Cities in the 21st Century, Fall 2008
Week-by-Week Abbreviated Itinerary

16½ weeks: 15½ weeks programming plus 1 week vacation

New York, NY
August 19-August 29
(1.5 WEEKS)

Bangalore, India
August 31-October 3
(5 WEEKS)

Capetown, South Africa
October 3-November 7
(5 WEEKS: 4 Weeks + 1 Week Vacation)

Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 7- December 12
(5 WEEKS: 4 Weeks + 1 Week Conclusion)

USA
December 13
Depart from Buenos Aires as a group and arrive in Houston, TX the morning of Saturday.

Welcome!

Hello everyone! Welcome to my traveler's blog. As you know, I will be traveling around the world during the fall semester. During the four months I am studying abroad I will be keeping an online blog to keep you all up to date with my adventures. I will start in India, then go to South Africa and finally to Argentina. I hope you enjoy reading. Feel free to leave comments and posts!

Sincerely,
Jessica