New York Lost Files PRT 1

As SS16 approaches, I thought to release a few photos that I took during my 4 month stay in New York city over the summer last year. I didn't take much photos for many reasons. I just wanted to be able to remember things and share my experience in a selected way, where the most precious memories only remained in thought instead of captured simply through a lens (or iPhone camera)

I remember my departure from Heathrow to JFK like it was yesterday, literally ! It was my first ever time travelling without an adult, I watched American Hustle and overall just full of excitement. I was about to start an adventure, in NYC !

Clearly this was taken outside the beautiful Rockefeller Plaza. This was during my 1st week where I just done a little touring and shopping. I flew a week out before I was due to work, so yeah I had some quality time with myself in the concrete jungle.

This was during the second week of interning. All photos were taken like this simply because I had nobody to take a full shot of me ! However the few things I learnt in NYC during my first 'working' week included; bagels are THE best grab-and-go breakfast meal with an iced coffee; Starbucks iced coffees or a green smoothie will complete your'e morning and flats aren't the most comfortable footwear ( bring some soft trainers).

This is simply a picture of a billboard with the title 'The Olivia'. I remember this day very clearly; it was quite grey during the evening, and I was walking along to W34st Penn Station to catch my 2 train home, and I had a really bad day at work, you know when you feel exhausted from the demanding day and the journey back home is a mission an a half ? I simply looked up and saw this and it felt like God reminded me about my purpose as a person as well as during my internship at Karla Otto

Don't worry, there'll be more to come ^_^

Overseas Internship

The most common question I was asked throughout my journey in New York was :

Was it worth undertaking an internship abroad ?
And my response is simply :

 

I remember talking to year below me about my plans for this internship, and a fellow student of mine said "overseas experience is not worth it" yet that student was an international student, and would rather stay in London to partake in an internship then in their home country ... *side eye* very weird right?

Experience is experience, I will NEVER get a chance of doing something like this again and I learned so much about myself as well as exercised my ability to do things I had never put much attention to. 

My intention was to explore life for myself, people who know me week know that I never put myself first, and 2014 was the year of putting myself as a priority, and with God, I was blessed enough to experiences things that I didn't even know I needed ! With Christ and determination, anything is possible ;)

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