Personal Narrative: Times Square

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I stepped one foot onto the corner of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and it utterly took my breath away. My world stopped spinning at the sight of Times Square. I looked up to see flashing billboards, tall buildings, and crowds of people for what seemed like miles. Although it was a dense, dark night in the city, Times Square lit up like the middle of the day. Advertisements for Aeropostale, Kanye West’s new album, and broadway shows illuminated the entire street. The smell of food trucks and sewer water filled the air. The sounds of taxi drivers honking their horns and the blaring music of backed up traffic rang in my ears. The feeling of bodies buzzing and walking past left me paralyzed on the gum stained sidewalk. The sights, sounds, smells, …show more content…

I grew up to the smell of freshly cut corn and the roar of a tractor, so when I first learned the news that my family would be traveling to New York City, I was hesitant to feel excited. Skyscrapers and masses of people were way out of my small town element. Little did I know the city that intimidated me most would later change my life perspective. My family and I were on our way back to the hotel from an incredible broadway show when I turned onto the most famous boulevard in New York City for the first time. I walked down the street in silence, taking it all in. I was absolutely mesmerized by the view and atmosphere. However, I noticed something beyond the buildings, beyond the lights, beyond the traffic. I noticed the people. I continued my way down the sidewalk and glanced over to see a group of men jumping around, doing flips, pumping up a crowd around them, then sticking out a hat in hopes for money. A nearly naked cowboy stood on a street corner offering for his picture to be taken. I walked alongside tourists speaking foreign tongues, smiling, and taking pictures. Later, I passed a group of policemen fiercely standing arm to arm. Homeless people sat at every corner shaking a cup full of change and reaching out as people walked by not even acknowledging them. A man in a wheelchair with three dogs on his lap and two following behind him made his way through the crowded strip. A man in a suit carried a briefcase.

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