It doesn't seem possible that I'm making my last round of "lasts." After almost of year of waiting, uncertainty and training, I have just a few weeks left before I pack-up and head-out. I've basically stopped grocery shopping as I try to work my way through my stockpile of canned and dry goods (that theoretically could go into my HHE, but I find it hard to justify shipping dried chickpeas to Norway). Possessions are migrating in piles of place, storage, shipment. And study, study, study.
One "last" thing I got to do was a last-minute trip up to New York as a date a for a Russian-Polish wedding. The wedding was held at the Russian Consulate, which was beautiful, and the small wedding party was wonderful (despite my lack of either Russian or Polish language skills). We spent just over 24 hours in Manhattan but managed to attend a wedding, stop by the Guggenheim, see a show at a jazz club and hit the Metropolitan Museum of Art. What, no shopping you wonder? I was tempted by the Uniqlo shop as we raced back to the bus-stop, but sadly it just wasn't possible.
This was only my 3rd trip to NYC ever and each of these short trips has reminded me that I really should have made an effort to get up there more. What an amazing place with really no comparison. Don't get me wrong, I love DC and all the museums we have (for free), but the Metropolitan Museum of Art absolutely blew my mind. How did I never visit this before?? I wish I had had more time, but am so glad I made it there one last time before Norway.
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| Guggenheim |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| Egyptian Artifacts at Met |
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| Ridiculous spread at wedding |
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