city trip

well the city, what to say.

First off i want to say that i was AMAZED at how much culture there was in alphabet city. On the train to the city i was highly doubting that all of the hype about the culture contained in the few blocks that are alphabet city. Little did i know that the culture was actually understated, and that the culture that i discovered was far broader then i initially imagined. My favorite part of Alphabet city was definitely the community gardens. It was amazing to me how people took, what was basically trash, and made it into art. It was like "oh im walking down the streets of ny looking at the corporate settings and colors" and then "oh my gosh a patch of green with....are those....chickens? live chickens roaming around NY?! WHAT IS THIS!" Heres what this felt like:

bacock!

However the most unique part of my trip was my perilous journey into a condemned building oohhhhhhhhh (don't tell my mommy). This adventure spurred lines such as "oh look at these Halloween props, so lifelike *touch*...no that's a real dead rat...oh...." and "IS THAT A LLAMA IN A CONDEMNED BUILDING?! COOL!" What was strange was that inside the building was a treasure trove of artistic brilliance. The building must have been from the thirties with all of the rustic objects that littered the rooms.

And swan lake.....I'm not a ballerina or have seen ballets, but i have to say i was entranced by the grace and majesty of the dancers. I thought that after a long day of walking and ....getting lost....that i would fall asleep. This was not the case whatsoever. I was amazed that, without words, a ballet could be both humorous and depressing. I guess that is an ode to Matthew Bourne.