As we discussed in class, after you read “A Literary Visitor Strolls in from the Airport” by Charles McGrath, please write a post about your experience walking in New York City. Maybe you want to write about the longest walk you ever took, or a walk that was memorable for another reason, or reflect on walking in Manhattan versus another borough, or on streets versus walking in parks, or during the day versus at night. You don’t need to draw a comparison–just write about walking in New York.

As always, I look forward to reading your posts!

On the summer of July 2013, I went to a job interview. It was a host position at a Japanese restaurant. It was located by 5th ave and 18 st. In all my 13 years of living in New York City, most of them were spent in Queens but it was this summer that I broke that habit. I remember getting out of a summer class really early and having copious amount of time left before I had to come in for my job training. I did in fact get the job but it was at a new location in Time Square.I got off at 14 st and 6th ave. It was a rainy day and I decided to walk all the way up to 41 st where my job was located. Needless to say it was a long journey, but I was able to discover the city after all these years. I walked up 8th ave and for the most part, around 14 st to about 23rd st, it didn’t look like much of a city because the lack of buildings.It was cold and wet but it felt like a normal day. People were busy walking fast trying not to get wet. It was mostly a residential area without that many stores. For a moment, I forgot I was in the city. But, after 23rd st, the buildings appeared. I was soon near commercial area with giant lights and huge advertisement posters. I reached 35th st and decided to make a left. I found a Sam Ash and it was a brilliant discovery. New York City is more than just a city because it has all these miniature cities within it! All these small general locations have something unique about it that you wont find anywhere else. I enjoyed my walk up 8th ave and I’d recommended it to anyone else who enjoys walking for no reason too.