The experiences I’ve had walking through my neighborhood Crown heights somewhat resembles the experiences expressed in Mr. Codan’s article “Due North.” Crown heights population consists primarily of Afro-Americans / Afro-Caribbean, Hispanic, and Jewish occupants. Starting from about Washington avenue to Ralph avenue there is a tremendous change in the demographics of the neighborhood. In the article “Due North” the writer describes the drastic demographic & atmospheric changes from the Upper East side and the South Bronx which was described by the writer to be separated by a “brisk 90minute walk.” The similarities I found in his experience in the South Bronx that I have experienced in my community were the differences in demographic changes between New York avenue and Utica avenue. New York avenue (despite being a bus route for the B41 bus) is more of a residential setting with four family houses and brownstones, and has little to no stores located on any of the blocks within the Crown Heights area. However, walking through Utica avenue, the experiences such as seeing people interacting on the streets, music from passing vehicles and smelling the variety of foods from local restaurants is what I found to be similar to the writer’s experience described in the article. The differences I found in the writer’s experience versus my own is the interaction he had with random people in the South Bronx community. Even on a busy street such as Utica avenue I find it is rare to be greeted by a random stranger. In fact, I find most people to stare rather than to verbally acknowledge their neighbor. Lastly, when the writer states “But serendipity also exposes our commonalities,” I think the writer is saying that the notion of serendipity can validate that our life experiences may differ but we all share common outlooks on life.