Six months and a week of my life were spent on the East Coast. While this may not seem like a lot to fellow travelers or those who move around a lot, uprooting my life for six months with no definite return date was definitely an insanely spontaneous and adventurous decision I made last summer. I moved to a city, a state, a side of a country that I had never stepped foot in. Six months and a week struck through my life like lightening, leaving a bright spark of memories… Looking back, sometimes I question whether those six months existed at all. They did. I have the pictures to prove it!
If you
have been following my writing, or at least had followed my adventures in New
York, you know how hectic my first week in NYC was. Unexpected incidents during
my first week forced me to move to Princeton, New Jersey for a little over a
month before moving back to Brooklyn. After settling in NJ with my cousin’s
family, and after exactly fourteen days into my entire move to the east coast,
a friend visiting New Jersey and I headed into NYC for a proper touristy filled
day.
Yesterday
marked two months since I have been back in California, which is why I am
taking you all back to last August! While I hope to share more of my adventures
throughout NYC during those six months, the following pictures are a great
representation of two Californians enjoying the Big Apple. I will admit that it
may not have been the sunniest day, causing my pictures to come out looking gloomy
as I struggled with my camera in the strong winds, but I think our smile defined
our level of excitement and happiness of that day.
Enjoy!
Check back in soon for, what I hope will be, a reflection of my time living as
a Californian in New York and of course more pictures! Follow me on Instagram
@haneenoriqatphotography for a lot more pictures of my time in NYC. If you’re
interested in reading more about my journey and why I made the decision to head
to the east coast, check out my previous blog posts!
More blog
posts about my NYC adventures (in chronological order):
More NYC photography:
