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April 30, 2005
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The east coast is really fun i'm finding out. my time in new york has been really good, i got to hand out with nick again, i managed to go catch a beer with a friend i made when i was in jail for the RNC (it was fun introducing her to my cousin as someone from jail, hehe), had lunch and walked around brooklyn with justin from the israel trip, did some really fun solo rides all over manhatten, drank a good amount of beer with mikey, and had a nice dinner with aunt freddi and uncle david at a very manhatten-y italian restaurant in their neighborhood. the weather has been cool for spring, which for me is perfect after the sweltering sweltering heat of the caribbean coast.
yesterday, friday i guess it was, i caught the chinatown bus out here to philly. i'm staying at my friend kelsey's house, and have made fast friends with her roommate anthony. last night we found a sweet bike for me to ride, and went out on the critical mass bike ride. tons and tons of folks my age were waiting in front of city hall, and we rode around for about 2 hours. at times i have my reservations with critical mass, especially when people in the logjammed traffic behind us have to get to work or pick up their kids. Then i think about all the times when i was messengering or just riding and drivers endangered my life, and about all the myriad of problems arising from the necessity of securing oil for our 1st world convenience, and i smile and wave to the backed up traffic. it's also a nice social event, kelsey and anthony have been great about introducing me to tons of the kids up here. This city seems to have a good youth culture, everyone is quick to boast about their town and all the activities available. i would definitely consider relocating out here if and when i decide to move across the country. it's either here or nyc, and though it is much larger and more expensive, new york is still ahead in the running. nothing could possibly match it in the world in terms of variety and diversity, it's pretty amazing. that said, it will be a while before i try anything like that.
i fly to new mexico on tuesday, then probably sat. i will get my cousin to drop me off on the highway towards reno. my summer plans are cementing together, i'm probably gonna fly back out here, then drive across the country with mikey so he can visit the west coast and we can go mountain biking in western colorado and utah. so i guess i won't have a stable place to live for most of the summer, till i move back into the purple house in the beginning of august. i have to say that seeing all the things that large american cities have to offer has me thinking of san francisco. it will be good to hop off the chinatown bus in a few weeks and ride up mccallister street.
Posted by bendan at April 30, 2005 06:27 PM
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