New York, New York.

New York was a fun place to visit! It was my first time flying and my first time traveling without my family. I went to New York on a trip with my youth group from church. It was such a fun trip to visit New York, and to be able to go with a group of friends was wonderful. We spend the majority of the time doing mission work for the underprivileged children and families, and helping teach English as a Second Language to some of the immigrants. We were able to squeeze in some sight-seeing into our trip also though! If you are able to visit New York, I recommend obviously visiting, Time Square, while you are there stop by Time Square Pizza.

Although they were pricy, eating pizza in Time square, at Time Square pizza, is just something you have to do. I also recommend heading down to Chinatown and getting some authentic Chinese food. It won't taste like any Chinese food you have had around here, in Chinatown, they have the non-americanized chinese food. It's delicious, but be careful of the spice! They use way more that we are use too! While you are walking around NYC, be sure to stop in at all of the local vendors on the street. They are busy hocking away memorabilia, and faux brand name products. You can get some cute stuff for half the cost of a retail store! In addition to stocking up

on stuff, make sure you grab some pictures. Take the ferry ride and view the Statue of Liberty. It's something everyone needs to do once in there life.

Visit Central Park and have a artist draw a caricature of you. I did! Don't forget to stop by and honor those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attack. When I visited the twin tower memorial was in the process of being built, so I will need to travel back to see that sometime soon. If you visit NYC in the summer, dress lightly because the heat really does come in waves. Another tip for the road: don't be afraid to stop and ask directions, Northern's are friendlier than we southern's give them credit for!