![]() ![]() All I know is that I am on reward punch card number 5 or 6 (I think now discontinued? Although, if you’re a regular, you can occasionally get a free drink if you just mention it), so it is fair to say that this is a local favorite. I have lost count of the number of times I have frequented this local coffee shop (and wine bar at night!) that is only mins away from where I live. Here are 12 of my favorite places, organized by neighborhood, beginning with the one in which I reside. I have a feeling that I have forgotten one or two favorite places, in which case, I will save them for a future post. What I am offering is the perspective of a 29-year old teacher-turned-student who has lived in the city now for a little over a year, who is a self-identified introvert, an enthusiastic user of public transport, and an avid people-watcher (i.e., ethnographer-in-training). I acknowledge that there are likely hundreds of similar blog posts out there with recommendations of places to go in the city for these purposes. ![]() And to have some fun with writing and sharing was one of the main reasons I even started this project.īefore I get side-tracked in my random thoughts, let me attempt to return to my original aim: to begin sharing my favorite places to daydream, read, doodle, and get work done in New York City. I have to keep reminding myself not too take this blog too seriously, or else it ceases to be fun. I suppose I have had a serious case of writer’s block and imposter syndrome, often doubting my ability to write, perhaps from writing too much in an academic setting and then overthinking it all. In my head, I have made a list of blog posts to write, but have not had the courage to execute them. While I felt uncertainty during part of the journey, one thing is clear: I have grown a lot from the challenges, and I believe that is what I wanted.Ģ019 has been a monumental year in a myriad of ways and we are only half-way through. I can’t quite express in words how I felt about this first year there are too many emotions involved. As of Thursday, July 4, 2019, my first year of doctoral studies at Teachers College finally drew to an end. It feels both awfully foreign and excitingly exhilarating to be finally tapping the keyboard of my laptop and not be writing a paper, or a proposal, or even an email! To whoever is still perusing this blog every now and then, thank you for not giving up on me- it has been an experimental year for me in so many ways that I have lost count. (Updated January, 2020 since this is my all-time most read blog post)
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