Stranger On A Bus

It is finally Thanksgiving break. After 13 weeks at UCONN this is our first proper time off and it is sooo needed! I am, once again, in New York. I woke up early yesterday (Friday) morning hopped on a Peter Pan bus where I had one of those lovely and bizarre encounters with a complete and utter stranger: our two lives collided together for a very brief period and have now gone their separate ways.

So, to Jodi. The girl whom I sat, in very close proximity to, for three hours on a bus to New York. We talked and chatted about our lives and our travels and our experiences from America and around the world and it was absolutely lovely. It was the sort of experience that, amidst tonnes of work and reading to do, reminded me why I love travelling and exploring new places. Jodi, if you do get around to reading my blog, then firstly I am absolutely flattered and secondly it was absolutely lovely to meet you and I hope you have a lovely stay in New York and Boston and the rest of your travels!

It put me in a good mood. Emily and I had planned this trip rather last minute and so we came up on separate buses because of our different schedules. So, on top of the panic about work and exams and general homesickness I also had the worry of getting to New York by myself, on time, navigating the subway and somehow finding the apartment where we are staying. All by myself. I've travelled a lot. I spent three years flying between England and America I've been to Spain and Portugal with friends and last year I went interrailing through Italy and Greece with a friend from school. On none of those travels was I by myself however and although I know I'll be fine I panic. I panic a lot.

But I made it and I have just had a lovely day mooching around Manhattan. But I will tell you about all those adventures tomorrow... For now... It's Chinese take out time :)