Dreaming of the Big Apple: A Personal Journey

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Have you ever wanted to go somewhere so bad that all you thought about was that one place? In your dreams,your thoughts, and your every move. I would dream that one day I’d be able to go and see all the beautiful lights and buildings in New York City. I would watch the ball drop on new year’s and wish I was seeing it in real life. That’s all I would think about. I was in the middle of Time Square looking up at all the different buildings with all their colorful lights. That's when it all changed. I was in the middle of ninth grade,when I got the chance to go to N.Y.C. It was a normal school day everything seemed the same.I was just chugging along trying to get through the day so I could get out of this place. I heard the …show more content…

Forever21, Ralph lauren, Nike, Sperrys, and Levie was only a few of the stores we seen. Forever 21 was also bigger than the one I was used to seeing. They had esculaders that would take you up and down to the different levels you wanted to go to. Later the we got to go to see the play Matilda on broadway. It was a very cool experience. The cast was very good. Lazers were flying at us. A little girl flew up and around in circles a few time. There was also a break in the middle so the cast can take a quick break and so the audience can do what they need to do without missing the show. For dinner we ate at Hard Rock Cafe. I had never been to one and let me tell you it was amazing. Along a huge wall hung pieces of guitars that were once owned by famous people. A car sat on the other side of a wall dedicated to Frank Sinatra, along with facts and letters of his. They also had the suits of the Beetles. In the dinning there was more memorabilia of different people and teams, past and present. There food was very delicious. At the end of the night we went back to our hotel.Let me tell you, I was glad because I was tired from all the walking and not getting much sleep the night before because of being so excited. I looked back at the pictures I took from that day and thought to myself, you finally got to see the place you’ve been wanting to see for a long

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