Second Month in Brooklyn
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Well, another two weeks have flown by “super fast” and here I am starting my second month in Brooklyn. For this review, I am going to keep things short and talk a bit about the changes that have recently caused me to modify my daily routine. Just when I started getting used to a nice simple routine - everything changed on me.
The change I am referring to is my new position with a completely different company. Now, don’t you think that! I did not leave the other company hanging. I know I just blogged about them in my last post and here I am starting a new endeavor today; however, it is not as bad as it may look. I most definitely did not leave them hanging, and it sort of works out really great for both of us. And so, to keep the story short, I am currently working two jobs and managing a bit of freelance here and there as well. I must say, I think it is quite marvelous, as I get to mingle with more people this way and enjoy the varying work environments.
Speaking of a change in environments, I got to visit Boston, MA just this past weekend. Considering it was President’s Day weekend and there was no work on Monday - it was a nice long weekend to enjoy and perfect for a little exploration. Unfortunately, it rained most of the weekend and as expect it was a bit chillier than NYC and so - the explorations of the city were a bit limited. Nonetheless, I had a great time and met several amazing people.
Back to my new endeavor. Thanks to the new position, I was able to explore more of the city’s subway system - specifically the N and 6 train. I found out the N trains runs express, which means that is does not make a stop at every stop. This, I thought, was marvelous, since it seems zoom by much faster and I figured it would get me to work that much quicker after skipping all those stops. To take the N train requires a bit of train hopping for me, but overall it is not that bad. Here is where my newly learned lesson comes in.
Even though the N train runs express and zooms past several stops, it is not as much of a time saver as one would think. It saves me probably 5-10 minutes, which is enough if you’re really pressed for time. However, it is not nearly enough for me to catch extra snoozes in the morning. I think this is the case for me, mostly because I have to train hop a couple of times. I still think it is nice to save at least a couple minutes. Things like this are definitely good to know for times where every second counts.
While on this topic, I would like to share with you an amazing site known as: hopstop.com. If it wasn’t for this site, I would have been really lost here in the big apple. The people behind that one were pretty brilliant to come up with a marvelous creation as that. Hope that can be a helpful link. For more helpful links and information about the subway system from my perspective and exploration visit subwaypatterns.com. On there, you may read more about my knowledge and exploration of the subways. Although, I am still in the learning stage when it comes to that, you might find some of the information helpful or at least amusing.
Till next time.
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