newyork

Ok, so I lied. This isn't the end. But only major updates from now on. You know. Epiphanies, major experiences, major changes, etc.
            So when I got to the airport we waited around for about 2 hours. Eventually we got on this tiny plane headed for New York only to be let down.  They did not serve Biscoffs on the flight. If you haven't tasted a Biscoff, then you're missing out big time.
            We arrived in the Laguardia Airport at around 11. The taxi ride from the airport to the apartments we were staying in was nice, but last year's was about a thousand times better.  This year, Code Blue did not get to ride together. Aaron and I, half of Code Blue, rode with Chestnut. The apartments were much like the ones last year, only a couple blocks away at 6th and 36th.  While Code Blue did not get to ride together, we did get to stay together... along with one of or likely nemeses, Scott Stewart (probably) of Code Red.
            Soon after we unpacked on Saturday, we set sail for various sightseeing activities.  I made a goal to eat one random food at all the important places that i went to in New York.  Don't ask why.  You can if you really want to, but you probably won't get an answer. I don't know why either. First up was Ground Zero, where the Twin Towers once stood.  I ate a Rice Krispies Treat there. After Ground Zero, we decided to walk across The Brooklyn Bridge, on which, I ate half a box of ritz bits s'mores sandwhiches. Then we decided to go lay in the grass in Central Park, in which i ate some overpaid for chocolate.   Sunday morning we went to a church that was probably 70% asian people.  It was pretty sweet.  After church, Page, Mandy, Jen (of California), Katie, Heather, Becca, and I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where i had a Hershey's Bar on the roof. We saw the older half of the things in the museum.  The naked statues, the African/Greek pottery, etc were very boring... all the same looking, hardly art.  But the Monet, etc. was awesome. From the museum, we cut through central park to get to the subway station.  We sorta got lost.  If you've ever wondered where the citizens of New York sunbathe, well, the answer is Central Park.  Tons of people in their bathing suits were lying out on the lawn  in Central Park.  We probably went out to eat this night or something; I forget. Monday morning was our first day of work.  We took the undaground to Washington Heights, an almost all Dominican neighborhood.  Dominicans look like a lot like black people, and can sometimes be hard to tell apart from them.  Martha Trimble was mistaken for a Dominican a few times in New York.  We got to the church and descended into the basement.  Scott Stewart said that basement was a bit like what he'd imagine hell to be like.  It's painted red, and theres no windows so it gets very hot and loud down there (not to mention the kids.)  So anyway, I was in charge of three second graders, Luiggi, Mark, and Jamie Lee.  They are all very cool.  I'm sure I will miss them, as I already do now.   So Monday night we went to eat at Malecon, a Dominican restaurant. Super tasty. Tuesday night a few of us went to the top of the Empire State Building.  There was a ridiculous line, but we couldn't see how long it was, and to pass the time, Aaron and I tried to teach Lil' Bow Wow's song "Bow Wow (Thats My Name) to Scott Stewart... but he hadn't heard the song before so that was difficult.  Eventually we got up to the top after David was called the Biggest Idiot of the Day by one of the workers there.  I ate a Nature Valley Oats and Honey Granola Bar  there. The view was awesome, great visibility, if i had the time, I could have spent a good 24 hours up there. Wednesday morning I woke up very sick, so i stayed in the apartment.  I just slept and laid on a couch the whole day.  I haven't heard so many policecar/firetruck/ambulance sirens in my whole life. The whole day, every fifteen minutes, a siren would go off.  Thursday  morning I tried going to work with the kids, but came home at lunch because I was feeling awful.  I went back to the apartment and slept. Friday morning, still feeling a little bit sick, I went and said my goodbyes.  Friday night Fresh, Luis, Natalie, and someone else came out to eat with us at a mexicanish restaurant.  Aaron, David, and I spent most of our time taking pictures of each other and Fresh.  Saturday morning we went outside of where Fox News was being taped.  Aaron Mead's Dad got this video of it: http://www.gracekernersville.org/Youth/fox.wmv Thats me running around with my arms flailing.. and at one point Aaron and I are trying to walk back and forth as many times as possible but thats a bit difficult to see. You could see out the windows but not in so it was hard to tell when we were on camera. The best part is where Aaron makes one of the news guys laugh becuase he's picking his nose.

This thing has taken me like a day to do.  Everytime I was really bored I'd write some in here and then get bored and go do something else. 
             Pictures of everything soon.