Matatouille - Thought, Opinion, Nonsense, Etc.

I'm going to New York for a month, starting this Sunday. A few weeks ago a friend was explaining why I hadn't put away enough money for this trip.

I was all like, "Nah, I'll be fine, because sublet-airfare mumbo jumbo blah, blah, blah..."

And she was all like, "But there's all this other stuff."

And I was all like, "Well, I'll be fine."

And then, I actually looked at my bank account. Which is when I decided to work another couple of weeks to make extra money for the trip. (Great thing about teaching: you can do that. It may not be the best paying of professions, but when you need a short term cash boost, there are always lots of opportunities.)

Since then of course, I've thought about what I actually may be doing in NY, and I'm mighty glad I wised up and made some extra dough.

Because (and I realized this yesterday) New York is just replete with things you might want to do that cost money, but you can't do any place else: go to world-class museums, Broadway shows, go to Central Park. Ok, that last one is free, but you get the idea. (btw, did you notice my use of the word replete? Impressive, huh? Obviously those SAT prep classes are still paying off 20 years later.)

In any case, yeah, NY will be more expensive. I'll let you know how it goes once I get there. For sure, I'll be blogging. I'll keep you posted. For any New York readers out there, feel free to suggest cool NY things or really good kosher restaurants.

by Matt Lipeles