The NYC Nomad

“Midtown East?  What are you going to do in Midtown East?”  This was a familiar response I received from people who asked me where I was living a couple of weeks. Elena, my host for the week, seemed to share this feeling.  She was quick to apologize for the neighborhood, but then went on to [...]

- after some wii dancing Stayed With Deanna, a co-worker of former host Jo in Park Slope.  Deanna is the youngest person I’ve stayed with and is just getting started in NYC.  We probably spent about 10 minutes together at a holiday party, but apparently Jo gave me her seal of approval.  Deanna lives in [...]

Stayed With Amy and Gregg, newlyweds, and friends of mine from Tufts.  We’ve been talking about this since September and it finally happened on the first week of the New Year.  I was coming back from a week with my parents and its always nice to stay with friends that I know well when I [...]