NEW YORK
New York City, New York ~ Manhattan
The Big City: glitzy lights, people to meet, places to go, things to do. The cliche "if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere, baby!" Indeed.
It appears many people have a pre-stereo type of New Yorkers: rude, impersonal, and always in a hurry. So much of the city life is portrayed as "fierce:" glamorous, pretentious, unforgiving. But, as with everything, doesn't the energy of what you put out into the world return to you?
Evelyn's experience living in New York City from 1998 - 2002 is quite different. Life is New York and New York is life: ever-changing, abundant and vibrant. Some of the most descent people she has met, she met in New York City - from strangers that she's never talked to (nor have seen) to friendships that were cultivated in The City and continue to flourish today.
For instance, Evelyn's wallet was unexpectedly returned to her with all i.d. and cash contained, not once, but both times she has managed to drop it while riding the subway. (A surprise at first, but, aren't people in New York from all over anyway? And doesn't that somehow make them fit less into the stereo-type of a New Yorker?)
New York City is a place of wonder. Discovering The City as a tourist is not the same as residing there as a local. The tourist see what is obvious and surface level: the Empire State building, ground zero, the hustle and bustle of daily life. Locals experience life on a whole different level.
There is community amongst a community, like a conglomerate of small towns without borders. When we keep this in mind, we are able to connect to others (if that is what we choose) and those who choose to reciprocate, do so warmly. If we choose solitude in The City, it could be as simple as taking a different route to work and meditating the whole journey there. Nothing is as simple and and as blissful as sweet, silent reflection amongst (literally) millions of people. There is no place quite like it.
And of course, there are sharp-witted people in New York. After all, it is The Big City. A smart person still uses his/her head when making decisions, but, the practice in The City is to remain present, despite the overwhelming urge to "numb-out" from all the stimulus. The duality of these two opposing forces (staying present versus shutting down) make returning to New York all the more anticipated for Cliff and Evelyn.
Cliff and Evie look forward to the ease of traveling around the world, experiencing (again) city life and better understanding what it means to be a world citizen for their personal education, and in the rearing their son, Cayden Amadeus.
Cliff & Evelyn Foreman
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New York, NY 10009
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