New York City

Last week, I was with my Marketing & Management Academy class as we flew across the country to New York City! We were there from Monday through Friday and participated at the trade show in the Virtual Enterprise International where we placed two honorable mentions in Salesmanship and Best Website! New York was definitely a different yet amazing place to experience.

Times Square

The number one tourist attraction in the city. Beautiful! Flooded with people, street vendors, shops, huge buildings, and lights! With our hotel conveniently being just two blocks away, I was here almost every night. 

I barely saw the sun in Times Square.

People in New York move FAST, almost as fast as the subway. As confusing (and smelly) as the subway system for a first-timer was, it was a fast way to get around the city.

Day 1 

Our class went to the American Museum of Natural History, which I thought was really cool because it was the museum from Night at the Museum. The place was HUGE and when I showed my dad these photos, he thought these animals were real.

I also stopped by the four-floor emporium they call Forever 21 that's located smack-dab in the middle of Times Square.

Day 2

After being awake for nearly 30 hours, we had a fair wake up call and took a sight seeing tour on a double decker bus. Though my hands could have easily froze off, 'twas a beautiful and sunny day.

Also, I fell in love within an hour of shopping in SoHo, more importantly, I fell in love with Topshop.

Day 3

We took a bunch of different subway routes to get down to Brooklyn, ate a real New York hotdog, and walked the Brooklyn Bridge in its entirety back to Manhattan.

 Later that night, we watched Amateur Night the the world famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem.

 I also managed to make it back to the Disney Store in Times Square for the store's 25th anniversary!

Day 4

 Trade show day! Here's our booth's set up.

We also got to watch the off-Broadway production of STOMP.

Day 5

Our last day, more of half a day, well spent at Central Park!