My life is turned in to one long to do list, with items waiting to be checked off.
- pay the visa fee before July 31st -- check. Another £63 gone.
- get my passport photos taken for my visa application -- check (as a complete aside: how come no one ever looks good in passport pictures? I look like a common thief having a mugshot taken, this way I'll never get my visa.
- get travel guides to NYC -- check (after long deliberations, and yes, in my case they are long deliberations, I am a qualified book historian, anything concerning books goes through thorough preparation and much thought, I decided to splurge on the Not For Tourists Guide to New York City (see also their webpage here, which has a pdf copy of this guide), and the City Secrets to New York City. One eminently useful, the other very inspirational. Still wondering if I should pick up a half price copy of the Rough Guide...)
- spend last Sunday alone in London in a proper fashion -- check. Did my chores, and wandered around London on foot and on bus in absolutely fabulous weather. God I love this city.
- worry about where I'll live in NYC -- check. Got an email on Friday saying that it's unlikely I'll get a spot in the NYC dorm. So I have to go out and find something on my own. Or preferably with my friend who's also going. Anyone have a nice two bed for a nice price in Manhattan or Brooklyn they want to sublet to nice blogger and blogger-friend?
- worry about my shadowing project -- All first year students at LBS have to complete a shadowing project, and although in theory I think it's a great idea, in practice I've been too busy with other things to worry about this. But now the deadline is looming near and I'm starting to get worried. So the idea now is to find someone in NYC to shadow. I think.
- travel down to Kent to work on a business plan -- check. I mentioned this one earlier I think, as a part-time gig I am helping a composer out with a business plan. He recently moved to a beautiful house in the middle of nowhere in Kent, and I went out yesterday to see it with my own eyes, and we spent the whole afternoon working on the plan.
- seriously think about setting up my own business -- check. One of my friends is going through the Entrepreneurship Summer School and she's having a great time developing her business idea. And it's infectious. I'm now seriously thinking about my business idea. I think I'm suffering from entrepreneurship-envy.
- buy extra big box of plasters to put on fingers to prevent cutting myself -- ok, I didn't do this. But I am extra worried about cutting my fingertops and not being able to get my US visa sorted this Tuesday. What can I say? I'm obsessive sometimes.
- [edit: introduce new SEMBA2008 blogger -- check. Check out My SEMBA2008 Experience.]
Look into Hoboken as well. Very hip, young crowd and there is a PATH train that takes you right to the WTC subway stop
Posted by: Jeff D | Sunday, 30 July 2006 at 07:10 PM
I am not sure if you have already tried this but Craigslist (http://newyork.craigslist.org) should be a good resource for apartment listings.
P.S: please delete my previous comment since it has a wrong url associated with my name.
Posted by: median2k9 | Sunday, 30 July 2006 at 07:57 PM
man, this sounds like a lot of work.
Posted by: Forrest Gump | Monday, 31 July 2006 at 02:00 PM
maybe it's time to set up your own bro-sis company... sounds good!!! (saw you read a book about it!). How's life on LBS? need to skype again soon!
you coming over to Vreeswijk when with mom and dad?
knuffel
bro
Posted by: bro | Tuesday, 01 August 2006 at 09:26 PM
JeffD: thanks, will keep that in mind!
Median2K9: thanks for the tip. I keep checking Craigslist, but it's a jungle for the New York listings.... will just have to battle my way through I suppose.
FG: it is a LOT of work!
Bro: bro-sis company sounds fab! I am coming over to V'wijk, not sure when, but def want to see the house before I'm off to NYC. knuffels back at ya :-)
Posted by: Suzy | Tuesday, 01 August 2006 at 10:13 PM
I think US-size passport photos are worse than UK-size ones, the extra width seems to distort the face somehow, and all this blank expression stuff doesn't make them any more flattering.
Good luck with the move, make sure you get somewhere with AC.
BC
Posted by: britchick | Tuesday, 01 August 2006 at 11:02 PM
Wow I read your blog and I already feel like doing whatever it takes to make it to LBS. You seem to be learning so much and having awesome fun along the way. Good luck with the apartment hunting and congrats for the internship.
Posted by: Anuj | Friday, 04 August 2006 at 03:21 AM
Hi there,
Just stumbled upon your blog from the LBS website. I hope NYC is going well.
I am applying to LBS for next years MBA intake, and am really keen to do an exchange in NYC - is this what you are doing? That would be great if you could drop me an email, I just had a few questions about this and your advice would be most apreciated!
Thanks,
jamie.
Posted by: Jamie | Friday, 18 August 2006 at 05:16 PM