Here

Though only surving with four hours of sleep, Tony and I have made it to New York City. We arrived at the JFK airport at 10 am Eastern time and took the subway to Manhattan, which was an hour long trip. We're staying in Harlem with one of his uncle's friends; the place is small and cozy and it feels weird walking around the neighborhood. I guess you could say I'm not used to being a minority.

So far all we've done today is gone to the grocery store. We went to this little Spanish grocery store where they were playing loud and danceable music which made me want to dance throughout the whole store. It was interesting checking out; the cashier, who was probably a year or two younger, was messing around with a cell phone and talking to a girl who looked to be her younger sister while not even paying attention to Tony and I.

It's weird. I feel like I'm in another country almost. But no, just another part of the US.