After our European trip, my father stayed in NY, where he moved in with his partner at her Flatbush apartment.
I visited NY twice, once after I sustained a workplace injury and needed time to recover, and another time to see my uncle (Brooklyn, NY), who was visiting from England.
During my first visit, I got to see Koreatown and eat BBQ, I visited Macy’s, and I rode the subway, visited parks by bicycle, walked on the beach, and went sailing.
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Workplace Woes and a Visit
Back in May of 2012, about 8 months after I started working at the pharmacy, I injured my back. I had been stacking cases of water for a display near the store entrance. Initially I tried to walk it off, so I kept soldiering on for a couple of days, but by the end of…
Brooklyn, NY
My visit coincided with the arrival of my uncle from England. We had a good visit and got to see local venues including the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The museum had two exhibit’s running, Black Freedom and Korean Art.
Plans for posting
Now that I am home, I can go through the photos that I took on my vacation and upload them. I have access to my desktop computer, so it will be much easier than using my phone. Over the next week, I will post photo galleries relating to spots on my trip in NYC. These…
A birthday
It turns out that the day I will be flying out is my host’s birthday. So this evening we had a nice celebratory meal since I will not be here to celebrate with them on the day. We had corn and wheat tortillas with refried beans, Jack cheese, sliced tomatoes, finely chopped lettuce, various sauces,…
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Fat Wallet Refugee 