NYChronicles: Chewonki Reunion

It’s another photo recap! Sorry. I’m lazy/should try to sleep (but I’m on vacation). Today, or really, yesterday, I ventured into Manhattan, amassing hordes of Chewonki people in tow for a day of broken plans, confusion, and bliss.

We largely sucked as a mob. It's difficult enough to navigate NYC solo, but with a sizable group at all times,
we were a mess. Some people had not been to the Big Apple before, and let's just say
getting subway passes was an ordeal. At this point, the group was a total of 9. (Photo by PintsizedPioneer)

Brisk walks, many hugs, and getting lost! At this point, the group was a total of 9.
(Photo credits by PintsizedPioneer)


Search and Destroy - one of our favorite thrift/porn/biker/sadomasochist/punk shops in St. Mark's Place.
We spent a solid half an hour in this venue of the bizarre and beautiful.
In my 48 hours in NYC before with Chewonki people, we visited here too. I am so glad we found it again.
At this point, the group was a total of 3 (some left for Chipotle). (Photo credits by PintsizedPioneer)

We went thrifting for most of it. Our best/only true location of commerce (besides Forever21
because someone had to buy leggings seeing that you can't wear jeans after getting a tattoo on the hip,
which we did not know) was Beacon's Closet in Manhattan (not Brooklyn). As you can see, the iconic logo
is an infant in thick glasses. How wonderful! I cannot mock the establishment though, no
matter how hipster-y; I got a pretty sick jacket for 16$.
At this point, the group was a total of 7. (Photo credits by PintsizedPioneer)

We got back home at around nine o'clock with a total of 6, then picked up 3 more from the train station who came in late. We are a very special people - unorganized but resilient. 36 52-ers came out for this event, which is considerable seeing that the semester had a total head count of 42 students. It was the absolute best to see everyone, and I felt it was like seeing someone from a week ago. Okay. At first, I had to remind myself this was actually happening, but that sentiment quickly faded into sheer euphoria since I was with everyone again. There was no dwelling on missed time, just joy for the present. Tomorrow, well, today (12/31/14) is going to be even better since we are all congregating in New Jersey to celebrate the New Year, and this time, we have a plan! I can't wait.

NYChronicles! It continues. Stay tuned for more cosmopolitan updates/occurrences on the blog and my twitter. And also, Happy New Year! Ring it in with celebration and friends. Y'all deserve it, and just you wait for what Expat-terns has in store for 2015 ...

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