Scoping Out the Neighborhood

While I was exploring my neighborhood, I caught a glimpse of some awesome Asian artwork...

Then, on my way back to the dorm, I stopped off at the Starbucks at the corner (who BTW got my drink wrong...)  I didn't want to complain 'cause there was a line of peeps behind me...  How hard is it to get Grande Iced Tazo Black Tea w/ Raspberry Syrup wrong??!!??

Anyhoots, I at least took the opportunity to snap a pic of the street sign...

Yes, that's my street, East 3rd Street.  And NO, that is so not my dorm in the background!  Yikes!!

Love & Aloha Peeps!

Shout Outs!!

My mom is the master of bargaining...  However, I need not be in the store when she's in action 'cause I get all shame...  But KUDOs!! to her 'cause the force is strong with that one!!

While shopping in chinatown on the infamous Canal Street (which I am told you can purchase some really authentic-looking designer handbags), I saw this shirt...

So, for my first SHOUT OUT! - I send it to my boyfriend, Lui, who often uses this phrase. 

"YOLO! Babe!!" - Trying to live it up 'cause you truly only live once!!

My next SHOUT OUT! - I send it to Heidi...  I texted her with this pic and the caption, "Calm down... It's only the biggest LV I've ever seen..."

Personally, I don't think it's that big... (Heehee!)

Love & Aloha Peeps!

Let's Start From the Beginning...

I arrived in NYC on August 21, 2012.  For a whole week my dad, mom, and I started getting me settled to live in NYC...

This is my mom chillaxin' in my new dorm room...  Unfurnished of course!

Oh!  Did I mention that this is my next door neighbor(s)....??

Then my law school Chicas were town, so naturally we had a Girls Nite Out on the town...  Tiff, Mari, and I had pizza, Nutella-tinis (yum!), and went to Rockefeller Center to the Top of the Rock...  This is the view!!

On my first day of school, I experienced NYC in the rain...  Mucho Mahalos to Joy for the advice to always keep a small umbrella handy!!  I saw some girl walking down the street in a black garbage bag! Gotta keep dry!!

Love & Aloha Peeps!!

Homesickness :(

I was born, raised, and educated in Honolulu, Hawaii.  Needless to say, this is my first time to live anywhere else.  And of all the places in the world I could choose to live, I chose the Big Apple - New York City...

The people are very different here.  I stopped smiling at peeps on the street because when I did I got weird looks.  My friend Tiff told me, while riding the subway, to refrain from making eye-contact.  This was sound advice.  But, apart from the culture-shock and some getting-used-to, it isn't too bad living here.  (Although, I am saying this after living here for merely a week...  You should definitely check back a few weeks after this posting!!)

I also had my first feeling of homesickness, which, I'm told, is a rite of passage for many college kids.  My heart broke when my parents left me the Sunday before school started.  I finally felt, "This is it.  I'm totally on my own now."  My friend Heidi told me that she felt that way for at least 2 months.  My sister Toni told me she felt the same way when she went off to college.  But she also reminded me that she was looking at being away for 4 years or more.  Me, on the other hand, am only looking at less than 4 months.  Boo-Hoo for me, right??  (Whatever!!  Homesickness still stings no matter the duration!!)

Well, that's it for my first post :)  Time to be studious!


P.S. Big Shout-out and Thanks to my friend BEAN!! for the awesome title to my blog!!  You're the bestest Chica!!

Love & Aloha Peeps!!