Month: November 2019

Exploring Manhattan: The Met Cloisters, Fort Tryon Park, and the GW Bridge

.Reading time 15 minutes.

Sometimes New Yorkers think of Manhattan as whatever is below 125th. I’ve even heard anything below 60th! But of course Manhattan is a loooong island that reaches up into the 200s. If you go far enough, you get to Inwood/Washington Heights and the George Washington Bridge area. That’s what we did this past weekend and […]

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Book Review: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking

.Reading time 4 minutes.

By Susan Cain Introverted? Extroverted? Sensitive? Self-conscious? Think fast? Think slow? Susan Cain’s book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking takes the reader through loads and loads of research on personality traits. She ties these traits to the broader categories of introversion and extroversion. As an introvert, and as […]

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Exploring Brooklyn: Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO

.Reading time 8 minutes.

We explore Brooklyn a lot as transplant locals. Once we started to, it very quickly became one of our favorite boroughs. An amazing beer scene, history, interesting restaurants (including lots of vegan/veg places), and really beautiful buildings, street art and bridges…you can’t go wrong. Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO are super photogenic areas that I only […]

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