Senses of the City

Inspired by a post from one of my fave bloggers, I decided to focus on the senses as I navigated my way around the city today. The two senses that I found most stimulated today were hearing and feeling so I am going to focus solely on them.

 

navajo sweater {Forever 21} - white blouse {Ann Taylor Loft} - faux fur snood {Calvin Klein via Locale} -

black denim skinnies {Old Navy} - red tribal necklace {Laila Rowe}

Today, I heard:

• the painfully loud screeching of cement being drilled;
• honking;
• accents and foreign languages being spoken;
• more honking;
• the click clack clickity clack of heels on pavement;
• awkward introductions among new students;
• the glorious whirring of Starbucks' espresso machines;
• rain drops dropping on my new faux fur snood (not cool);
• the intense roar of the subway as it hurtled into the station;
• even more honking and;
• the friendly voice of the director of international student services as she welcomed us all to The New School and New York City.

Today, I felt:

• lonely when I first woke up (mornings are the hardest for me);
• slightly panicked when realizing I was lost, had only 15 minutes until orientation began and still hadn't made it to the subway station (I fought temptation to hail a cab, turned around, found the subway station and was only a mere 10 minutes late);
• excited about all of the amazing opportunities that lie ahead;
• grateful that I made a friend in the first session (a fellow canuck!);
• the rain slowly seeping through my boots;
• ridiculously ravenous because being on sensory overload makes me forget to eat;
• other people's bodies pushed up against me on the jam-packed subway and;
• hopeful after meeting the first of three roomies and discovering that she is quite pleasant and a fashion design major.
 
 

I really did mean to snap some photos while I was out and about but I'm too focused on not getting lost and then trying not to look completely and utterly lost when I end up lost. This results in my iPhone being used solely as my personal GPS and not so much as a camera.

j.