This coming week will probably be busy with impending due dates, but this past week wasn’t so bad, so maybe this coming week won’t be either. Almost there! Just one more week of classes + one week of finals, then I’m off to Beijing for winter break. It seems like I’m not capable of focusing on anything other than countdowns these days!
Thanksgiving 2016
As Kathleen, Kevin, Sunny, and I were wandering around NYC trying to figure out where to hit up next, we passed by strangers who seemed to be facing the same dilemma as we were: “Should we eat next or shop next?”
There is so much going on in NYC, but after having visited so many times, there isn’t much left I feel like doing there, except for visiting specific museum exhibits or watching specific Broadway shows. The first trip to NYC is when you do all the tourist-y stuff, Times Square and the whole shebang. (Then never go to Times Square ever again.) The second and third trips are when you experience the real city and find the hidden spots. But after that, there’s just too many people everywhere and it’s so draining to navigate through the throng.
To eat or to shop? The two main activities, both of which you could do anywhere. But maybe it isn’t about where we go, but about how we get there. So, upon arrival, we walked 80+ blocks of NYC. Honestly, that’s the way to go.
NYC – 48/52 :)
This past semester has been the roughest semester yet, but let’s not dwell on that. Instead, I’m constantly reminding myself that I just have two weeks of classes and one week of finals left. I can do it! Then I can put this semester behind me, have a fantastic winter break back in China and Taiwan with my family, and look forward to a better semester ahead. It’s probably bad that I just started watching Orphan Black and I’m hooked.
Cookie butter freakshakes
I’ve been seeing freakshakes all over Instagram, and I’m sure you have to. Of course, being a blogger, it’s crucial for me to be super on trend (*jokes*), so I knew I had to find the nearest freakshake shop. But alas, I could not find any place to get freakshakes in Philly. So there was only one thing left to do: make my own freakshake.
Friends, matcha, pillows – 47/52 :)
I’ve been feeling okay, but idk if that’s because I’ve dissociated from my emotions and responsibilities or because I just have a really healthy approach to handling the chaos of nearing the end of term. I’ve just got three more days of school before I’m let off for Thanksgiving break, which I’ll be spending with my closest girlfriends in NYC, which is what we did last year and we had so much fun, so I’m v excited!
James Vincent McMorrow
“Hi I’m Audrey and I’m on the list; she’s my plus one.” I’ve always wanted to be able to say that.