Awesome times, again and again

I feel like some thi gs never change. If you choose to be happy wherever you are than it will always work. I thi k I got back to my gorgeouse daily schedeule. I left home around 9 in the morning and I mike make it home just around midnight. I had this guy who promised me a job and I kind of worked for him like 5h and no pay. He said I will get a job.. and that someone will call me but nothing.. I'll check back with him tomorrow and we're probably done! It was fun though and a I ha a nice time. He looks like a good person being very great at customer service. The place is called Gardenia Deli and sells delicious food. At 3:30pm I told him I have to go. I was starvibg and went to one of my fav fast food places subway. There is another top 1 in my list, it sells mexican food and it's called CHIPOTLE!! I love their burito but I am not that excited cause I'll hit big when I'm in Mexico.
At subway the guy who made my sandwhich asked my if I want to marry hin and of course I said yes. Now I have a new boyfriend, lol. But stupid me gave him my nunber.. probably you all know why hahaaaaa!

MaaaaaN I love NYC. At 5 I went with Oz and some other to some kind of party. On a sunday we have party?! And not just a party, free entrance, 1h open vodka bar and a gift t-shirt aswell. Let me tell you the party was nuce but the music was nothing I ever here in Romanian clubs. This is so nice. I keep celebrating my graduation and I still can pretend to live the student life. October scares me..I really wanna get an internship where I work but it's pretty hard as these are offered to 2nd and 3rd timers. I though will keep my hopes up and enjoy every second. Things happen for a reason so I'm just gonna go with the flow because good things always happen when you have blue eyes. For example I was working at Oracle Reference team which was a bad place. Things where kinda screwed up but I made some lovely friends over there and the guy who I thought is so childish turned out o become obe of my best friends,my zuchina. And I moved to another department where I learned aome knew things and enjoyed my time with a manager who knew how to keep me happy. So, my advice stay cool and let yourself float wherever your heart tells you.

I miss you all a lot. I wish you could all be here. You would love it a much as I do and we could discover so many things. Bucharest is ok but NYC is above expecions. Get your visa and more your ass here! I'll give you a private statue of liberty tour with the est haute dogs on the island.


I feel bad I couldn't vote for a better future but this is how I role now.

Memories

Back in Romania I used to work as a support renewal rep. I had around 140 who I handled. They were all from Germany and it was a nice job. It was a nice office job. Not to hard not to easy just perfect for my student period. I liked end of quarters cause I had to chase my partners and convince the to sign the new support contract.

I lived 15 min walk from citycenter and had the greatrst friends ever. I ha my fav events my Worldclass kick box and cycling class, swimming pool and lovely control club.

Now I live like 1h away from work + 15 min ferry time, I have to do airport security every day and I work as a food service sales cerk mistly cashier. Question is am I liking it, I love it. The international students are amazing! We have Bulgarian, Serbian,Dominican R., Italy, France, Ukraine and so on. It is quiat a new experience and very different from the one in 2009. I reaaly enjoy my time here. Imagine chilling at theBrookly promanade wAtching the city, in Central park or on the High line. i volunteered and one of my fav charity and I raised more than 100$ for MS(multiple sclerosis) fundraise mudrace. On the 18 august I'll get dirty with some workcollegues and also some managers. It's lovely. I will get to details soon! I stii wanna push the fundraise to 300$. A lot of ppl helped me out 1$ here 5 $there and sometimes even 20$ from my Michael, who works in HR and actually hired me. I do remember the interview pretty well. I was so nervous my nees shook the table and Mike was like: are you nervous. I'm just thinking should I say no. Did he notice the moving tabe. hahaa I never been that nervous at an interview. But than he just said welcome bak to the states and it was over!!! New Yoooooork!

The journey is like a rollercoaster but I feel good. It keeps me going.And probably soon I get my flight ticket to Mexico! I am so excited you can't even imagine!! This will be my 3rd hangout with Jose althouh the first time I told hin you meet someone twice in life.

Cheers! Have a crazy friday night!:D

I agree

Last night I was in some club, it was nice and now I am exhausted. Thank God it was raining a bit today so the air was chill. So as I am to tired to get into detail I leave you with this funny e card.

charity:water first time volunteer

I feel great. Today was a really nice day. Besides the fact that I couldn't go to Bronx zoo as it was to crowded I had a sunny day. I had some short pool time at the Brooklyn Bridge park from where you can admire NYC and than rushed to charity:water offices. It is not that big but still gourgeous and nicely desiged. They have the yellow water gallons you see on their website all over the place abd lots of beautiful pictures from their projects. There was a really nice background music and we all sat in a conference room around a table writing thank you postcards to supporters. I think it's really great that they send hand made cards insted of computer written ones. Stephanie the coordinator was very nice and showed me around. I wrote 23 thank you postcards! I am so proud right now. I even got my volunteer welcome pack and a charity:water wristband.I always wanted to come here and I made it. I am really happy and excited! September campaign is coming so there will be various other volunteer activities coming up! Now I'm gonna just try to make some pancakes with my friend from Romania. Life is beautiful!

Kisses everyone

Daily news in NYC metro newspaper

This morning I've tried to make it to the Bronz zoo as today there is only a donation fee. It was though to crowded to wait the longest line ever so I decided to take some pool time. On my way there I just read the Metro Daily Newspaper. I'n stunned. Headline is "Pot O'Gold at the end of the rainbow. The article is about how gay marrige raise mire than 200mil $ and how it boosted up the economy. Mayor Michael Bloomberg says: "Marrige equality has made our city more open, inclusive and free - and it has also helped to create jibs and support our economy". Therefore I just can say +1 for NYC opend minded state and happy bday to it's 1 year aniversary! One they maby the whole world would stop waisting time energy and money to ban love and make it legal as per also recent Google project legalize love.

Enough about happy news..
There was a big shooting in Colorado at the screening at the latest "Batman" film. 12 people died and 58 are wounded. This is heartbreaking..!!!All the killer said was that he wanted to show the people Batman ain't gonna save them. This is horrible news but this is what you get in USA.. I hope that was the last time I heard something this sad..

Later on friend :)

Pool party fun ~

What a lovely day I had. Working at Evelyn Hill is seasonal. We are more than 50 students working at this place for the summer only and guess what they treat us as full- time employees. We get some special events organised for us only. Today it was the pool party ar Bob, one of the managers, house. He prepared everything. Seriously!! Woke up early again took a bus and got to his home. Fresh bagals were ready to be eaten with butter or Philadelphia creme. There were fruits and some orange juice. Everything was ready. He served us the whole day a great time. We played at the pool till he called us for the american kind of bbq. But till the bbg we had tons of snack like chips and nachos with various type of sauces. YAMMI! The bbg They wasn't the way we do it our but it was still delicious. I might sound boring write niw but imagine a sunny gourgeous day at the pool, jumping, playing, swimimg, laughing and much more and all that at a managers house. Would Mark Hurd , Larry Ellison or Leo Apotheker ever give me such an authentic experience? I don't know but i think this summer I will get more surprises from working at this place. Did I tell you we also had pizza and pasta day only for employees and HR manager John and Intern Dasha served us lunch? We do work hard but they always know how to thank us. Really now I ain't messing with you and my direct manager, she has it, she handles it pretty well and she know what people management is. I like it.
After the pool party we all hanged at a bar and than I meet a friend. She showed me around Brooklyn and we chilled a bit. If I could only upload the picures from the promenda you'd star enving me.

As I am writing I am falling a sleep but tomorrow I'll be back I still have to tell you all about the MS fundraise mudd race and the charity:water volunteer time. I am excited!

I miss you all my lovely gorgeous friends. Hope your summer is fine. Whenever you could make a comment..

speak soon

Smileeeeee

I am going to volubteer for charity:water! My first goal will be achieved wednesday!!!! Isn't this the best thing ever. I know your just thinking I am crazy coming to NYC and volunteering. do me a favour google this non- profit organization and you'll see it yourself. I'll be making hand written thank you notes :) I am happy!

Besides this i just signed up for the funraise 10kn run for the multiple sclerosis organisation. To participate though, i mean just to run, I do have to bring 100$ as a donation. i look good though I allready raised 46$ and the race is on the 19th august. I will definetly be a good cause fun a there are more ppl from work participating.

Having said all the above I won't bore you with anything else.

PS pool party at my boss house soon!

When it feels like everything goes wrong

You might think living in NYC is easy. All I can say is that everyday starts with a challange. You have to be ready to fight.
Today I feel a bit lonely and sad(it did rain though). I hope it's not a breakdown but a spiritual awakening. My trip to Mexic is jepperdised as I might not be aloud to leave USA in Octomber. I can't find a 2nd job and I'm missing having a buddie around. There is Wicked, Blue Man Group, Shakespear in the park, Movies at Bryant Park, Museums, Exhibitions and much more but not really someone to share this awesome things with. Furthermore I can't attend my voluntary opportunity at Charity:water because of work..Right now it might suck but tomorrow will look better.

I want to share an authentic experience although I am a bit down right now..

I feel like you should know i miss you!

Lovely Queens

As you might now I moved out of Brooklyn to Queen. My roommate and a friend of her suggested we should check out the neighbour so we just went for a walk. Guess what we found the best bakert ever!! We just went inside and it was full of marvellous cake slices and sweets. One of the best cake slice I've ever tasted. When was the last time you had a lovely evening at a bakery? Childhoooood. Imagine it was so sweet. Crazy Americans they double the quantity of sugar even in bread the add it. Do we add sugar in bread? I'm just wondering cause it would be silly right?

If I could I would call Jamie Oliver right away so he could start bringing change. Actual healthy change. I miss my food even the canteen at Oracle. I bought tuna and chees yesterday but it was awful..I will have to try some other type of cheese and maybe who knows hahaaaa

Ok folks I'm out to work

beautiful BROOKLYN and yesterdays evening

Woke up at 6 50 went out for a 20 min jogg took a shower had my cereal breakfast a left for work. A simple routine that should be followed by a chill ride with the subway but of course I jump in my train which "happyly" turns to be out of order so I have to take the train to the other end where I am supposed to take the xpress train to manhattan. All godd but as you kbow me instead of taking the xpress I take the local train which lead to missing lovely miss liberty boat. Anyway I got late to work had a easy day. Meet some very nice tourist and decided after work it's time to reunite with the Brooklyn Bridge. There is such a beautiful park down the bridge I will just have to try starting uploading picture cause it's just marvellous!!The people are having an outside yoga class. It's a bit tricky. When your in Europe you think USA ppl are unhealthy and that NYC is loaded with skyscrapers.. That is not all true. Today I walked across Prospect Park. So huge, so green so alike English Garten in Munich. People jogg, bike, play volley and a looot of baseball. It feels like you left NY and your at a different place. I walk like a lost tourist and made it finaly out of the park exactly at Gand Army Plaza. It's a huge triumphal arch that gave me the impression of being in Berlin again. Lovely but exhausting at the same time and ps I got a call for a 2 nd job. Who knows?!

Another story:
I bought myself a book from national geographic and decided I wanna go to all the pictured places from the book. Yesterday I seen small and cozy( but also filled with homeless ppl) washington square park and 42nd street famous streetball courts(as per my friend). Ended up in Bryant Park and watched Psycho movie, old black and qhite movie from long time ago. I wish I'd remembere the name of the well know actress.. that's so tipic me.

A regular day at work

I so like workibg atthe kiosk!! I get 1 day perweek in the kiosk besides this I have to work in the Shuttle(Hot dog station) what I don't really like. There are some ppl who make it totaly uncomfy to work. The one is bossying around and the other acts totaly childish.Nevermind.Today was great I talked to so many ppl. Ieven got some Sachisch people from sibiu who moved 25 years ago to Germany. Some really lively guys from England, a profesor from France and much more. It's really amazing to have a job af which you have a lot of conttact with different cultures. Did you know that Moldavia has the biggest winegarden worldwide? You can drive underground through it. It ga like 8 km.

ok friends, my boat made it to NYC.


Cheers

PS subway service sucks:)

MTA the "great" subway metwork in NYC

Let me tell you how pissed I am right now! I woke up on time had my ceareals talked to my mom on my way to the subway station and than even got when the R train arrived in the station. So I jump in put my music on and start reading. While I'm doing this I hear a annoying voince on the background. Guess what, suddently the R train decided to become an F train. Quite normal right? So I am on the wrong way to work. I have to get put walk 4 blocks and catch my actual train. Maaaaan, and it's a 2 nd timer thing. I onve taugh of taking the E express train but of course the train probably decided to piss me of and became a local E train.
One more thing:"we are currently delaid by train traffic ahead of us". Really? At this things Germany was the best. It never happend 5 month of my staight in Munich. How can there be auch delays?? In Germany if you gaet delayed by a subway train you call and get a notice which you can show at work. Cause afterall you're not responsible on thos.

Happily I won't be late today but still time is money. MTA move you coolio!

NYC please marry me

I had another amazing day so hopefully my writting is back in style. It's been chilly at the Statue of Liberty so we did enjoy a nice slow workday. As usual I went hunting for jobs. Imagine me say more than 20 times a day: hello do you have any jobs available and their all like noooo, sorry but good luck.Eighter way today I discovered the prettiest neighbourhood. It's around the village and it's crouded with lovely people. I got into a cafeteria and those teo handsome probably whole hearted guy told me there is smth open so friday morning there's where I will get my coffee. I am happy.Imagine I am also in a recruitment process in Bucharest. I havr the most special ppl back home and I do miss my gougeouse smart charming hang out frriend. I hope you figure it out it's you and that I do miss the good times. And all you aroubd home or whereever i love u and miss u all that is in it.

I think New York is slowly steeling my heart, with all the extra miles I walk I discovere more and more eberyday!

I think that i just wanna randomly hung ppl but than they might be scared and say I'm crazy haahahaa

Virtual hugs for you all and please hug me back. Today we spread love around the world.

One of those things you won't expect in USA

First of all let me tell I moved out and live now in a gorgeouse house! I've been running around to get myself a 2nd job but with no lucky as those who were interested need me in the morning shift. Besides this I've been walking a lot in NY and already found my favorite place I'm not sure how it's called but there usedto be a bridge railroad that has been abandoned. Someone though work on a project fir this railroad. He had in mind to make a park out of ot and marvolously succeded! If you ever visit NY promise me you won't missthis spot. You could also take a date with you up there but keep in mind that it's only open till 22:00.

So..let's get to my title topic. I am exremly surpised about the telecommunication in USA. It's the worstes ever. Signal is very poor and none on the subway. If you call a toll free number or are called you still lose minutes as It's "airtime" that you are using and furthermore, you have to pay for the sms's you receive!! This is crazy compated to my homecountry..
I've also tried to print and copy my resumee but it' really expensive.It's about 20cents a page or more. I just remember it's expensive. 1 hourof internef service in Manhattan is 18$.I'm stunned!

So that was kind of it. Regarding today I had a grea lunch. Our HR Stuff cooked us very good tasting pasta, garlic bread and made us some salad. It was delicious! Nothing compared to all the food served on the island. I've enjoyed it!

Wish me luck as tonite I will go apply at some online jobs.

Have a grea day as I had :)

I do like my job

Weird thoigh but I like it. I used to work in the office sit all day surf also the.internet and now I am a cashier and maybe hot dog maker and I am amazed?!It's pretty nice to work on Liberty Island I get to talk to a lot of tourist daily and the company Evelyn Hill Inc it's pretty good. We get free lunch, free ride to the island, changing time , trainings, pizza kick off meeting and there are a lot more to come. Although we are here only for the summe they really train us. Did you onow that 94% of our garbage is recycled an that we use the used cooking oil for some generators? They also try to fet food healtier and they are aware of it. Ithink it will take a looot but they accept it. Today at the kick off meeting I won a T shirt and a Can because I knew things about the statue. Imagine a tourist can ask you anything you just have to know the answer!!Anythingeven where the subway station is :)))

My day was really awesome.I worked with the Serbians and a girl from Jamaica and we had lots of fun.

I do like us. Even more than my office jobs. Maybe it's early to say but I enjoy it. We get also respect from ou managers and as is it a family owned business we got also to talk to the owner.

I can't complain. And let me tell you the statue of liberty at night, gorgeous!!!

Besides all the working though i did visit a campus today. It was nice I saw some step dancing on the street si people singing and the campus itslef is nice. You smoke are not aloud to have any alcohol in the campus or to smoke in the building. Furthermore you are not alowed to bring visitors and you can stay in boys rooms only with the open door.

I am happy : D New york ha so much to offer! Cheers :*

The 4th of July

One of the big holyday is USA is celabrated with a lot of fireworks. We went down to the Hudson River and enjoyed the 30 min free fireworks show. I have seen some realy nice ones and imagine peoplee were claping their hand and there were lots of people. We then made our way to Times Square with a little stop at Dunkin Donuts were I had a delicious Boston cream. It was a mess! To many people but stillits nice somehow!

My roommate is here

Not much to tell you at this point but I am really excited my roommate made it and soon I'll move out!

Work was pretty easy. They tried to screw me, two collegues, but it dind't happend.

4th of July is on so I'll just get ready for the fireworks.

Have a good one!

The brighter side of New York

My last days were busy. I was working and had no time to take care about some very important things. Were I live now it's ok but totaly unsafe. A friend cam home yesterday at 11 and she told us she prayed her way home. I feel happy I have the Brooklyn experience but body combat 51 ain't enough so I choose to move out by friday. Thing is I've lost my room in Astoria but I'll got one in Queens, it's a bit far but after what I saw and heard I don't care. This morning I went to Astoria and it is a lovely neighborhood with houses shops ans nice people. As I don't have a phone and I didn't know were I meet Raluca, my landlord who happens to come from my home city, I've asked a stranger were I could find a payphone.Guess what? He handed me his phone just like that. i meet up woth Raluca and by friday I'm in Queens. I'm happy. My roomate ahould arrive tomorrow so we are set!

Other things I've managed to do were to open a bank account whih is great. Bank of America is the best!I got one student account which Us splited in checkings and savings. You don't get that in Europe :(

I also got my phone today. It's pretty intresting to fibd out that here you get to pay air time so if you're called or if you call a toll free number you're minutes will be taken, but they do have a 50$ prepaid card with unlimited talking, texting anf internet. My phone has A sidebare, awesoome!

I'm exhausted! I looked for a 2 nd job but couldn't find anything..I've applied at hard rock caffee, let's hope they call xD

Flying central park

Let's start this post with a big smileyface. One of the arguments I wanted to escape Bucharest was the fact that I hated ridding the subway in the summer because it was way too hot over there. New york subway service is all air conditioned.It's quite nice and gives me a brighter look about cultures. Usually me and my friends are the only blanco people in our wagon and nowbody gives us weird look. After we run the subway we have to ride the ferry to the liberty island. It is kind of rewarding getting on the end of the day on the ferry you an just fool around and feel the titanic breeze. I work in the shuytle station which is the hod dog and bevarges station. I've been cashier as well as hot dog cook. I'll run 3-4 times passed tge statue and ptobably soon I'll work at the kiosk where me and a good friend,Iulia, had a burher 3 years ago. It feels like yesterday :)

So enpugh about work, tiday I had a lovely evening with some friends from Romania abd just realize I have a roomate that I can count on. We all had a great laugh and lovely walk ib the Central Park and around Columbus Square. New York us the place to be. Times Square just officialy welcomed me to the the city that makes everything damn right!
Unfortunately for me I'm still on the subway hoping to arrive soon home. Tomorrow I'm in food safty traini g from 7:30 sharp. Let get this traing moving!