things that i stumble upon...

Walking a little old lady...
As I came home one day from school...a little old lady with an interesting hat and a walker on wheels stopped me at the corner of gold/john st. I was "being new york" and was caught off guard. By "being new york" I mean: ignoring everyone around me, wearing my ipod, and focused on my end destination, at this time, it was home. So caught off guard I was, then she asked, "can you help me get down?" I looked and she was pointing to helping her roll her walker down the slope of the side walk and across the street to the jubilee market. I told her sure, yanked out my ipod earbuds. She grabbed my hand then grabbed her walker and we walked across the street ever so slowly. SO YES, I HAVE HELPED A LITTLE OLD LADY CROSS THE STREET. A-mazing. I can now cross this off my list of opportunities to do in life. I would do it again.
Mark Twain's casa
I was on my way to the post office today from campus to mail a letter and I stumbled upon Mark Twain's old house on 10th street in NY. I was baffled. Tom sawyer, huck finn...ahhh childhood memories, and to think it all happened here on a small street in new york. Just thought I'd share my star encounter.
Tribeca Film Festival 08
Last week, thomas and I hit up WE ARE MARSHALL. Great movie. It was called a new york Drive-in, that means for new yorkers or those without cars, sit on chairs near the hudson and watch a big screen. It was cool. kind of FRIGID, but fun.

Botanical Gardens in Brooklyn

Here we are in brooklyn on a senior garden tour in brooklyn, the flowers of spring...yea!!

spring is in the air

so i am very excited that new york got warm for a few days to make the tulip and cherry blossoms bloom. It really makes it almost worth the winter....(i'm holding my breath) alas, look at the great flowers!! bee-u-tiful!!

SOAP or SHAMPOO

So this is what sits in our kitchen sink. It smells WAY too fragrant to be dish soap...I'm guessing shampoo. It cleans things the same right? I guess I'll never know for sure...but alas, here it sits in its green goodness awaiting a dirty dish.

SUbWaY on SuNdAy

Bertny and I just can't get enough of the A train in the subway...gotta love it!!!

Educating Chinatown

So here is my group presenting our community health project on Diet Modification. Snooze. It actually was quite funny. We spoke in English and one the girls translated it to Mandarin, then a translater translated Mandarin to Fujianese. The funny thing is, the ppl only spoke fujianese. So after all that then they finally understood what the heck was going on...those of us who spoke English were a lost cause. good times in chinatown.

I shaved my legs for this...

The first day of warmth graced NY. Literally Monday I was wearing my Northface coat, and today, it's basically laying-out weather...swim suit, flip flops, and limited apparel here I come!

i listened today..

Today in my leadership class..i really enjoyed talking about 3-part-assertiveness.
Some brief notes I took and like to share:
-Being controlling, is not being assertive.
-Pick your battles
-But you can’t just let things go because they are small..things can escalate
-Many don't assert themselves b/c they fear the counter attack
-Good communication means good preparation
-crocodile tears make you look pathetic
Communication:
"State issue.."
[responses]
"I can see..."(reflection)
"Re-state issue and expectation"

Yeller~

So I took the Color Personality Test....Here's what they told me...

Congratulations. You are YELLOW.

YELLOWS are motivated by FUN. They are inviting and embrace life as a party that they're hosting. They love playful interaction and can be extremely sociable. They are highly persuasive and seek instant gratification. YELLOWS need to be adored and praised. While YELLOWS are carefree, they are sensitive and highly alert to others' agendas to control them. YELLOWS typically carry within themselves the gift of a good heart.
YELLOWS need to look good socially, and friendships command a high priority in their lives. YELLOWS are happy, articulate, engaging of others and crave adventure. Easily distracted, they can never sit still for long. They embrace each day in the "present tense" and choose people who, like themselves, enjoy a curious nature. YELLOWS are charismatic, spontaneous, and positive; but can also be irresponsible, obnoxious, and forgetful. When others interact with you, as a YELLOW you respond to them best if they take a positive, upbeat approach and promote light-hearted, creative, and fun interactions with you.
Understand that no two YELLOWS are exactly alike. Although you share the same core motivation as many others, your personality is still unique to you alone.

What's ur color?