Day Dos

5th Ave.

BEAutiful church.

Hello again everyone!

Time for an update about what's been going on since I got here.

Monday I took my first big trip (outside of my 10 block radius.)

I got my Metrocard and was on my way. I take the J train into Manhattan and switch off at Delancey St. to head north towards the main part of the city. By miracle, I have not gotten lost or on the wrong train yet. I still have a sense of impending doom. My day will come, but I am SO thankful that I have inherited my father's good sense of direction. Otherwise I'd be a basket case. I did meet a wonderful woman on the way into Manhattan for the first time, she was from Dothan, oddly enough! She knows the Lord, and actually was just in Panama City for a concert or something of the like at First Baptist downtown. It was very weird. I think the Lord knew I needed someone to talk to.

I walked up 5th Ave. and down 6th Ave. ( FYI- Avenues run North and South, Streets run East and West) I wasn't really interested in shopping, but I got some good pictures. I also walked down Broadway and a couple of other streets as I zigzagged through the city. I just wanted to get some sense of direction going. I didn't really realize how much I walked because I was so interested in what I was looking at. I ended up walking about 4 or so miles. I wore holes in the toes of my socks. I stayed in Manhattan all day. I ate at an international cafe close to Rockefeller Center. As I was leaving, I told the woman I was sitting next to that I thought her dress was really pretty. She thought I was crazy. I stopped at Starbucks because I have a gift card from Christmas. All of you Starbucks fanatics at home need to be thankful for how cheap a cup of coffee is down there. It's over 4 dollars for a tall(small) cup! I guess I will never get over the price differences here. Needless to say, I won't be frequenting Starbucks much anymore. Such is life. Towards the end of the night I finally got ahold of the guy (Chris) who I will be working with at Graffiti. We made plans to meet the next day. It was nice to make a friend. Here are my picture endeavors for the day.

The Sky was so blue!

I just liked how the building was shaped. Also that it had "Grace" written over it's door.

The Subway that runs over Jamaica Street.

This is the end of my street that I see everyday. (Jamaica St.)