My life goes on here in Brooklyn even tho it's been a while since I updated my blog last time.
I am having a great time over here and I am starting to have a serious network of friends, basketball mates and other au pairs, tho I must admit that I miss my friends and family.
Meanwhile I haven't updated my blog it has been quite busy here in New York, as a lot of you probably know from watching the news. Sandy dropped by. I was quite lucky since I didn't really feel the hurricane as rough as so many others did. During the hurricane they made evacuation zones, I lived one block away from the boarder of the zone. We didn't get anything but a bit of rain and wind whereas the people one block down had their entire apartment flooded, that's how big a difference there were for people in NY. It was mostly the lower part of Manhattan and the southern part of Brooklyn/Coney Island/Staten Island that got affected. Some people didn't get power back before a few weeks ago, and some people still don't have power.
To change the subject to a more jolly and cheerful subject, I celebrated my first thanksgiving! I loved it! It's a holiday all about eating, eating a lot! I celebrated thanksgiving with the whole family over here in Connecticut. The weather was beautiful and everyone was having a great time. We played Football and basketball outside and I had a great run + some great walks. And of course we had the famous Thanksgiving Dinner. Turkey, stuffing, gravy, potatoes, salads, etc. etc. We had 2 x 15 pounds of turkey!
Since I broke my wrist I've recovered from it and I am now again playing a lot of basketball in the parks and I am even playing for a team at a gym in Manhattan. It is a great gym, cheap, but they got both basketball courts, machines, weights, swimming pools and even ping pong tables. I am going there frequently to either play some ball or take a nice swim.
My network of friends steadily grows bigger and bigger, often in very random ways. Approximately a month ago I ran into some funny and nice guys at a starbucks. I found out they go to NYU (New York University) which meant that I was now a part of a bigger network of friends which is great, since I've been seeing them a lot. Watching games, watching movies or just chilling.
Last week I was in Boston to babysit some of the family's friend's kids. They were so nice and I got a great chance to see Boston, such a beautiful city, I loved it. Plus I got shown around by Rikke from my highschool class.
I am now looking forward for Christmas. I am going to have a nice Christmas dinner a another au pairs house since the family is going to Costa Rica. And the best part of the upcoming Christmas time is that Simone is going to come visit me!!!!! :) :) :)
Can't wait to see her and spend some time with her here in New York.
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