diverse.

this is by far, the greatest and most diverse place on the east coast if not the world. pretty big statement, i know. but lets just say this:

" NY is the most amazing city if people is your specialty " 

honestly, i've been blown away, (yet again) by the people, the food, and the city itself.  there is no where i've been to that even comes close to the concentration of cultures meshed together to create an arguably ideal metropolitan city.

the people.  where else in the world do you walk around and see men and women...boys and girls who rock j's, dunks, adidas, and fresh kicks that you've never even heard of.  the sheer amount of people who represent for all the shoe heads out there is enough to give praise to this city's people. the main point of this is that they are individual, diverse and amazing.  they have charisma and character, things that can't be taught, but merely impressed upon others.  

for example. mike and i were eating at corner burger ( this little brooklyn joint ) that has amazing food. anyways, apparently the kids who are at the nearby school don't have a cafeteria, so they have to go to local places or bring their own food. as you can already guess, these little naggers are loud and disrepectful so the owner comes out and is about to lose it with them.  he tells them to stop making a mess and check themselves. one of the kids raises his hand and asks the dumbest question, " did you know you have salt on your table? " :shakes head: he was like in 7th grade maybe? iono. it was hilarious though and we rewarded that guy with an bonus tip. lol. anyways, the point is that every person in NY has unique qualities that definitely set them apart, but in a way bring them together because they are all that way.  walking around, i definitely feel the <3>

anyways, some places that we've gone to are nathan's hot dog, white castle, and le bernardin.  nathan's hot dogs were among the best i've had out here, but definitely not better than pinks. =D white castle, jeez everyone i've talked to hates this place, but honestly, they're solid and above average, only they make you feel a little sick since there's so much grease. then comes le bernardin. if there was one place i could say is my favorite restaurant of all time, it's this. i experienced a perfect/flawless meal among being treated liked i was king of the castle.  i was addressed as monseiur and the girls were madamme's. there is no other meal i've ever had that was this good and it was defintely due to the fact that they covered all their bases start to finish.

i think the best example that i can think of was in ratatouille where anton ego eats the ratatouille for the first time and goes back to his childhood and owns his soul. pretty much, that was me. start to finish. the best of the 3 course meal went to the tuna. then the crab. then the lobster. i had a magnificent time, and i'll post pictures later.

btw. if i can eat anywhere in the world. its here.

so this is it. the city. and basically each city/borough within the city is its own place. the people and the places make up the city and basically shows where the influence and love come from. its kinda crazy just how amazing one city can be. although the weather at home, i miss, i dont miss lots of other things.

but alas, we're nearing the end of the most epic vacay in the lifetime of jt.

i'll keep you updated.

-jt

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comfortable. relaxing. and chilling.

omg. no wait, this calls for ZOMG. ok. more like it. :D <- def me. def.

i'm out in NY, staying at a friends house in Brooklyn and it's pretty much the sickest thing ever. i think that i need to stay away from this place because i honestly love it so much, probably my favorite city outside of my home. so so so sick.

lemme paint a picture for those who haven't heard. this place has the most diverse and most amazing city. you see, minorities are what roll around most of nyc. dont get me wrong, but tbh, most people are out and about, walking on the streets or rolling on the subway. it's pretty ill to see a girl who's rocking j's. or dunks n af1's. so sick. not just crappy ones either. they're putting out heat with some bred 11's and LE hyperstrike af1's. dunks are the norm and pretty much the sickest thing was this guy who was all like mid 30- early 40s who was rocking butterrry suade wheat hi's.

alright, enough talk about shoes. i'll give a rehash of what has gone on in the mean time of not posting.

i lost my license

i just got my replacement 2days before i left 4 ny (with no lines or blue or red). =D

i took my finals

idk if i did alright, but i'm DONE

i played some poker

definitely learning to make smarter decisions.

i took my second round of surgery for the stones.

i think i'm done with the kidney stones

i kinda went mia for a little bit with epic

back in action for bible study next qtr.

really gained lots of weight by no exercise and horrible eating :(

walking lots in ny and not going to do the eat horrible for a little bit. :D

i went 3 months without soda.

i was supposed to do the 12, but figured it was my bday, and my break. screw it. i'm drinking some.

going to do the run well in the overall life. holler.

anyways, i'm done with this list. some of my good friends did the turn 21 so im going to def be partying with them soon.

so since i'm in ny, we did a little shopping and good eats so far.

we arrived yesterday, took it easy, ate, and watched i love you man. wow, hilarious. it's going to become 2-3x better due to the many quotable lines. "Dude van dudenstein, what's up?"

today we went into the heart of my fav place. so ho. =D

yeayuh. so we walked around and obv we hit up supreme and i cop a hat and a bottle opener. but then the real sick thing was bape. =D heck yes. i got another hoody that is soo awesome. its got the baby milo bape in a cartoon that is like the statue of liberty holding up the flame, in a solid grey. but yeah, awesome stuff. and then i got a couple shirts and bounced out

we strolled into china town and did some damage at the chinese dumplings Joe's Ginger ( shanghai ) and had soup dumplings. they're like pork filled dumplings with soup inside it as well. it's really tasty. def at 7.5/10 for ingenuity and taste.

then we strolled around and watch people play ball. it's really interesting to watch people play right on the street, it's krazy. i heard that the place we were at. the 4th ave. court right next to the street is prettty cracking during the summer. siiick

anyways, we bounced out when jdang (who is our host) came and met up with us. we needed to kill time so we went to this restaurant called " the park " and it wasn't too bad. we slowly pulled out the apetizers and then moved from that to a pizza and then waited for jdang to come back (she had a work thing to do and then came back after. so she did the beginning and then the end) so that was awesome...kinda like 5/10 nothing special. but nothing horrible. good on the overall. service was exceptional, whenever my glass got half, they filled it. pretty interesting. the other thing that was cool was that the water was filled in a bottle (wine) and it was left on the table incase you wanted more instantly, or they would just come up and fill it for you. so sick.

so  yeah, we did it pretty big and then came back (took a cab cuz we felt lazy and walkeed all day)

we rented sarah marshall (cuz jdang hasn't seen it) and then we did it like that.

then we're sleeping. well they are since i snore so i have to wait till mike sleeps and then i turn his ipod off and i go to bed. which is now. =D aiite laterrs.. payce.