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GA RAM KIM IN NYC, DAY 30

Wed Nov 07, 2018 - Day 30

The Last day! 

Oversleeping~ 

Cleaning & Laundry & Packing

6:00pm: Opening @ apexart

8:15pm: Dinner @ Petrarca Cucina E Vino

The last supper

Good bye NYC, See you Soon :)

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GA RAM KIM IN NYC, DAY 28

Mon Nov 05, 2018 - Day 28

10:00am: Breakfast @ EVERYMAN espresso

Almond Croissant & Cappuccino~ yami!

11:30am: HARLEM TOUR DAY

A teenager threw an egg across the road without any reason, and it’s narrowly missing a passerby who was crossing the crosswalk. (What’s wrong with him…)

1) The Apollo Theater

2) The Hotel Theresa

First luxury hotel in Harlem. I tried to go inside, but the receptionist said that it’s not the hotel anymore.

3) Collyer Brothers Park

4) National Jazz Museum The museum was cozy. I like the old music score, which placed in the piano. (It’s rolling!) And I wrote down some Jazz music playlists which were in iTunes of the museum. Moreover, I met a Jazz musician (a pianist) there. His name is David Durrah, who has been to Korea for his concert. He said that he has a concert here soon, but I said I am leaving soon. And he asked me to find his music on Youtube.

5) Sylvia’s ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “The Queen of Soul food”, it’s the American restaurant with cute decoration. I ordered MIXED GREENS SALAD topped Grilled Shrimp. The corn bread before the main dish was so tasty, and the salad was great! By the way, the waitress was so amazing, she recommended her own dressing recipe and prepared it for me and she made me iced coffee (with a take-out cup) which was not in the list of menu, she knew all that I wanted! +and I was happy that I could listen to the music ‘I’m Not The Only One’ by Sam Smith while I had lunch.

6) Abyssinian Baptist Church

7) Schomburg Center for Research and Black Culture I liked the interior of the hall. And they had a good building structure, there was in the exhibition room, which exhibited the archive and several paintings and also shows the library downstairs through the windows placed in the corner of the center.

8) Harlem Hospital Center WPA Mural Look at the wall painting! I’ve never seen this kind of hospital, which has a huge wall painting exterior.

9) 135th Street – Harlem Walk of Fame

YMCA!

On the way to the subway, I found a beautiful park.

5:30pm: NYCCares Beading with VISIONS

It’s a special experience to bead a bracelet with person who is blind or has low vision. The process was to help those people to make their own jewelery. I was looking forward to this volunteering work, because I was confident to do this work, beading and making something. However, it’s so disappointed. First, I met a mean person there. When I was hard to find some beads to figure out the same color, one of the volunteers said to me it’s okay, they do not know anyway. I was really shocked. How so mean. And the team leader of here seemed to be irritable all through the hour, and spoke in the imperative mood. When the work finished, she even said good bye. She was the most unfriendly person I’ve met here, and I thought she doesn’t suit the role of this work. It’s so sad night.

Day 28 What I like: Morning cappuccino, Sylvia’s (the waitress), I’m Not The Only One Challenge: mean people

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GA RAM KIM IN NYC, DAY 27

Sun Nov 04, 2018 - Day 27

All day free day Oversleeping~ Macchiato @ EVERYMAN Espresso

Guggenheim Museum

Times Square Church

Dinner with a friend An @ Miss Ada

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GA RAM KIM IN NYC, DAY 26

Sat Nov 03, 2018 - Day 26

9:00am: Breakfast

Pecan pie & milk 10:30am: Braille Study Group @ Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library

I went to Braille class, I had thought it would be boring, but I was so exited to learn the Braille alphabet! It was amazing, after learned the alphabet the tutor gave me some word quizzes with a Peg Slate, it was ‘babe’, ‘brick’, and ‘morning’. And she asked me if I could make a word, so I made her ‘thanks’. It was so interesting experience. When I left the class, she asked me when I could come again, I said I am leaving next Thursday and she was so glad I came here to learn Braille on weekend. She gave me a wonderful text paper written in Braille and with the Library logo lion as a gift. It’s so touched.

Here is the alphabet

And it’s the gift

12:40pm: Lunch @ SG

Having a lunch Shroomami~

1:10pm: Coffee @ Gotham coffee roasters

And new coffee place! I asked a late with less milk, the barista recommended cappuccino instead, so I took it. (It’s a flat white what I was looking for! Love it!) And one thing I like here NYC, there are some good coffee places where provide coffee not too hot, with good temperature to drink.

2:10pm: FHAA 1st Annual Diwali – Festival of Lights celebration @ Queens Library

What I’ve learned here most of events do not start on time. So, I thought I could go to the Queens library till 2:10. Surprisingly, it’s delayed 30min, and the main event started at 3:15 (not 2:00);;; And the music concert was a bit disappointed; the musician sang a famous pop song in Indian style remix.

6:00pm: Joe & The Juice

Pick Me Up~

7:30pm: Other Side of Wall Street (1609-1664) with Black Gotham

It’s started with distributing name cards to tourists. Each one has one name, and during the street tour the guide explained a story related to each person. The tour itself was not so interesting, but the tour guide was like an actress on stage. She has a good voice and gesture while she explained the stories although we were just standing or walking a street but it’s not boring. And interested in Black Gotham studio, they have also issued magazines and open their studio to the public once a week. But I think they need to reduce the fee for this normal street tour.

Day 26 What I like: Braille class, Gotham coffee roasters Challenge: muscle pain

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GA RAM KIM IN NYC, DAY 25

Fri Nov 02, 2018 - Day 25

7:00am: Breakfast

Bread & milk

on the way to ferry station (it’s an indoor interesting place!)

8:00am: NYC ferry from Wall Street Pier 11 to Red Hook

Perry with coffee.

9:00am: Compost at Red Hook Added Value Farm

I like the way people enjoying the work, they turned on the music during the labor, and talking to each other. And I didn’t expect I would face food garbage here. It’s a Halloween special. You cannot imagine how many pumpkins I chopped. (I felt sorry because they were cute) And I like their eco friendly process to make compost. The team leader friendly explained and was questioned. He said that the hurricane ‘Sandy’ changed everything. (It’s the sandy I was heard in Kepco). And the compost process reset, restarted from that moment. They had a volcano shaped compost system, which made mixed up with food garbage and wood fragments with coffee bean peel, they all from their community. Surprising this system is so scientific, it made heat itself inside, and release heat (co2) into the air on top of compost. In conclusion, it offset the bad smell too. (As a result, it possible they can be located near their neighbor such as high school, IKEA and community) I thought Korean Ministry of Environment should come and see.

12:30pm: Lunch @ Hometown Bar-B-Que

I ordered a brisket sandwiches. It’s not what I expected. But it’s really delicious!!!

1:30pm: Record Shop browsing

I bought one record! It’s cozy and lovely shop around second hand records! (Moreover they had a barbershop inside!)

it’s a speaker!

2:00pm: Pioneer Books

The Reanimation Library, it’s a small place but there were interesting books including independent art exhibition catalogs.

on the way home

4:00pm: taking a nap

I was so tired; I needed to take a sleep before the next schedule. 7:00pm: The Ecstasy of the False Positive

It’s mermaid special. The lecturer, Rich Pell is a museum founder of center for postnatural history. (I saw a picture and it’ looks interesting). He has an interesting point of view of mermaid, and has fundraised for the research. The place, Biotech Without Borders looked interesting, it’s a casual laboratory. By the way, a guest who was late for 30min, took her dog in the lecture, and she sit behind me, and I freaked out whenever the dog turn round under my chair, she talked to her dog keep silent, and the dog shook himself. (It’s raining outside). I could not concentrate on the lecture at all, and people too. I was upset by her manner without a shred of common sense.

Day 25 What I like: Compost process, Brisket sandwiches Challenge: 3hours labor, lecture with an unexpected dog

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GA RAM KIM IN NYC, DAY 24

Thu Nov 01, 2018 - Day 24

10:40am: Listen to Bowery Boys Chinatown Podcast @ Sweet Garden I had breakfast listening to the Pod cast in Sweet Garden

12:00pm: Exploring the streets of New York’s Chinatown with Bowery Boys It’s like exploring in China.

1:30pm: Lunch @ Shanghai 21 (only cash) I had Mapo Tofu (lunch special, with steamed white rice)

2:30pm: Museum of Chines in America

There’s free gallery admission on first Thursday of the month. I was interested in their exhibition of woodblock, and metal type blocks. It’s not big as much as I expected but looked well organised.

4:00pm: Tai Chi in Elizabeth Street Garden

Another closure! But Elizabeth Street Garden was beautiful. I got to know that the class wasn’t there today from the staff of the Garden. They said that although there’s no class, you could do your own Tai Chi yourself, but I said no. (Because I didn’t know what is Tai Chi…)

About the China day, today: Actually, it’s not so impressive because there are Chinatowns throughout Korea as well, even nearby my SASG residency and nearby my hometown. But I like the process: storytelling-> exploring locations-> Museum

5:00pm: MoMA PS1

Because I had some time until the screening, I headed to MoMa PS1. (It’s one of the places I wanted to go in NYC, I had the museum pass now, and it’s close from Union Docs) The place was interesting (the building reminded me my school in London, Chelsea College of Arts), but I was surprised the fact that I was not so much interested in the exhibition. (It might be… I had much more interesting adventures here for the last 3weeks.) And I had an iced latte and snack in the café.

7:30pm: Union Docs Screening: HERE AFTER Documentary

It’s popular. All tickets were sold out. But I was interested in the organisation, ‘Union Docs’ than the movie. Because the trailers and their program introduction before the movie, looked so interesting. Fortunately, it’s not so long, took about 1 hour. Now I am searching their website.

Day 24 What I like: today’s sunshine, the exploring process, Union Docs Challenge: exploring the China town

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GA RAM KIM IN NYC, DAY 23

Wed Oct 31, 2018 - Day 23

5:00am: Breakfast

Woke up at 5. It’s really hard to wake up early. Before leaving home, I had a meal. (Last night I bought cinnamon pastry bread from Bread Bakery)

6:00am: NYC Cares- Breakfast Serving @ Crossroads

Arrived the church at 5:55 There were already a line of homeless, and they kindly let me know where is the entrance. For the first 30min, I made peanut better sandwiches. And served meals to guests. There are many kinds of people for the volunteer works, someone has worked for 20years, and another has done for 3years. They have come every Wednesday before going to work. It’s really amazing. The work ended at 8:45am. I felt good. 9:45am: 15min swimming @ my apartment

I was alone in the swimming pool again. 12:00pm: Lunch with Steven Rand @ Square Diner

I really enjoyed the lunch with Steven. We visited an American classic restaurant. I ordered Portobello mushroom salad, It’s tasty, but couldn’t finish all because it was so big (as always). We talked about the fellowship program, the artist creativity, and volunteer works. Steven said that we are doing volunteer works because we could learn from them. (It’s impressive) And talking about ‘artist’s savior complex’ was also interesting. He was the first person who calls the collectors “enemy”, who could say “why?” with the saying I cannot be creative as much as now when I become old. He said that people normally become conservative with advancing years. But artists should be different. (I need to think about “How keep my creativity”, “Entertain whom” and “What can I do with my works”.) He asked me if I understand this fellowship program; I could say I’ve been super upgraded :)

2:30pm:  Check in at apexart

Surprise! I can go to art museum! Apexart provided me free pass to MoMA, Metropolitan museum, and Guggenheim. So exited!   I got the final week schedule. I have mixed feelings. I will miss here and people.

3:30pm: Psychotherapy session with Nancy

I could not believe that it’s the last session. It was really lucky to meet her; during the session I could frankly talk what I thought and what I felt, so I could realize my change. I really appreciate the time with her. Thank you Nancy! 5:00pm: Halloween Horror stories @ BAKED

It’s boring; the storytellers were so serious and they were not prepared well. But the avocado toast was delicious.

7:30pm: Village Halloween Parade

It was amazing! People flooded in the street to watch the Halloween Parade. There were partly traffic controls, (so, it’s hard to get home) the Parade showed interesting performance, installation and costumes in various ways. I liked that people enjoyed Halloween, and it’s parade. I have felt how people exited from their costume, to decorations of home, shops & streets since I arrived here. Thanks to this, I was exited too. I hope that we could also have this kind of festival, which all people could enjoy and celebrate each other. It makes people really happy.

“You guys amazing!” /   “Thank you”

Day 23 What I like: lunch with Steven, museum pass, Nancy’s session, Halloween parade Challenge: waking up early

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GA RAM KIM IN NYC, DAY 22

Tue Oct 30, 2018 - Day 22

All day free day

Over&Oversleeping~ 

&SHROOMAMI @ Sweet green! It’s like Korean home foods

I asked “iced latte less milk” @Toby’s estate coffee they answere “Oh Do you mean iced flat white?” Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! so impressive ;-; you are the first place having it!

Meeting a friend, Anna in Union Square

& in Dumbo

D-1, Halloween

Spider man!

Papier-mâché

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GA RAM KIM IN NYC, DAY 20

Sun Oct 28, 2018 - Day 20

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9:00am: Holy Eucharist, Chapel of All Saints, Trinity Church

It’s impressive that they prayed for “Inspire and lead those who hold authority in the nations of the world, especially Donald our president, Andrew our governor, and Bill our mayor Guide them in the ways of justice and peace”

10:30am: Meyers Bageri & Blue Bottle Coffee

Sadly, the (popular) egg sandwiches were sold out (for breakfast), but (alternative) Beef sandwiches was good enough & iced latte (less milk)

12:40pm: New York Botanical Gardens (NYBG)

On the way to NYBG, I did not expect anything. I just thought that, “Weekend is not the weekend anymore here, weekend means the day of the long journey (here and there) in this fellowship.” However, NYBG was really good. There were “Hawaiian Special” gardens with links to paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe. It’s genius. I was amazed their ability to make a content with artwork. (Moreover, it’s popular!)

1:00pm: Featuring Performers from the Hawaiian Room (NYBG)

Most time was they were playing music than dancing. 2:00pm: Film Screening: the Hawaiian Room (NYBG) @rose hall in the library

The film was a documentary of the famous ‘the Hawaiian Room’ dancers at Lexington Hotel in New York City between 1937 and 1966.

3:50pm: performance: Hawaiian dance (NYBG) I knew they are professional dancers, but they looked cold with this grey weather and I felt uncomfortable. I hope their efforts to publicise Hawaiian culture would be worth it.

& NYBG shop~

& Wolverine!

6:30pm: Movies Under the Stars: Coco

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Movie was so beautiful. Finally, I could meet a good movie here! The story showed how a boy, Miguel begins to mature and grow, and realises the importance of family love at the end. It’s a masterpiece, above a well-made animation after the Lion King. I was crying when Héctor was singing ‘Remember me’ for her daughter, Coco. (*He is Miguel’s grand grand grand father.) And I like the title, it’s not Miguel, it’s Coco.

*Before coming here I could not understand why I should come here, a faraway hill at dark cold night, but once I saw the landscape with this amazing night view far away from the city, (and there was an artwork ‘Climates Signals’ as well) I thought that I am happy (with Coco). Next time, I would bring a big bean bag :)

Climates Signals (2018), Justin Brice Guariglia

Day 20 What I like: NYBG, Coco Challenge: (4hours) travel time to and from and to and from...

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GA RAM KIM IN WASHINGTON DC, DAY 19

Sat Oct 27, 2018 - Day 19

9:00am: With Casey Smith

Casey is a poet and a professor. He came to the hotel, and we visited St. Margaret’s Church where held a flee market with her girlfriend. Actually, he was on the way to drive her to the place, but accidentally I asked to come along.

10:00am: Breakfast @ Teaism Penn Quarter

Leaving her (for more shopping) in the church, we headed to a restaurant for breakfast. The place was interesting because there were carps in the pond in the basement floor, and they had an Okonomiyaki for the breakfast menu. (How creative!) More creative thing was it’s served with topped egg and bacon instead of dried bonito, and with ketchup.   We talked about the apexart and my journey.  He gave me a ride to the Union Station, and we had a coffee (there was Blue bottle!) He was nice to me, and it’s very thankful.

12:50pm: Heading to NYC

Finally, going back to NYC! (20min delayed with the megabus on the departure, but I thought it’s okay). However, it's more delayed to get NYC. There was a car accident forward us on highway. (The way was blocked over one hour) 6:30pm: arriving at the NYC

No way~ Today’s gone. Not saying Megabus is bad, but it’s just not for me. 6:45pm: The Pho 2

Just in the 7min distance by walk from the arrival stop, there’s a pho restaurant. This pho was much better than one in OBAO, but still could not find better than Emoi.

8:00pm: Home

Finally, Home!

Day 19 What I like: get back home Challenge: Megabus

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GA RAM KIM IN WASHINGTON DC, DAY 17

Thu Oct 25, 2018 - Day 17

10:00am: (Bad) Megabus to Washington D.C.

The bus stop of Megabus to Washington D.C. was in the 34th street. And it’s delayed over 1hour;;; it was so cold waiting 1hour 20min outside. (delayed 1hour + they asked people at the station 15min before) Nobody knows the reason why. People were just waiting. The person in front of me made a call to the customer center, but they also didn’t know about the situation. Just told, “waiting!”. (This wouldn’t happen in Korea, people never wait or be waited for 1hour without any announcement.) Finally, 11:10 the bus left the NYC station, and I arrived D.C. at 15:45. I haven’t got the lunch today, so I had a sandwiches in Pret A Manger at the Union Station. (By the way, the sandwiches types are quite different here, I prefer UK’s selection. I love Posh Cheddar & Pickle Baguette: Pret pickle + roasted tomatoes. But I cannot find it in the U.S.)

4:15pm: Union Station

buying the Metro ‘SmartTrip’ card I get the information online, it will be helpful for first-time visitor in D.C. For English: https://www.wmata.com/fares/smartrip/ For Korean: https://blog.naver.com/lna106/221310821827 By the way, how people travel without Smartphone, without Internet…. I had been in Europe with my best friends in 2005 (before the iPhone era) I cannot still believe how we traveled among the 6 countries…

4:50pm: Check in at Windsor Inn

Finally, Check in! (They have good heating system~ warmy~)

5:15pm: Explore Dupont Circle neighborhood

First, I didn’t get what is the “Embassy Row”. But it’s the Embassy Row! There are every embassies there! The most impressive moment was that I found the bronze statue of Dr. Philip Jaisohn (서재필 선생, 1864-1951) in the Korean embassy. He was one of the most important Korean fighters for national independence in the Japanese colonial era. It’s the first Korean statue in Washington D.C, installed 10 years ago.

And this is disappointed moment in Korean cultural center: the Halloween decoration was so disappointed;;; what a pity! it’s worse than just next door normal houses’.)

And here is Cosmos Club! It’s so cool! (Unfortunately, they allow the public tour in the limited period.)

6:45pm: Korean food in Triple B Fresh

I ordered Bibimbap.(Their price is very reasonable.) Brown rice, egg, beef and Seasoned Vegetables: it’s a beautiful healthy combination. It’s actually my first Korean food in the U.S. It’s been 2 weeks since I haven’t got Korean foods.

8:00pm: Firehook

Cream cheese (like marshmallow) brownie and coffee. 

8:30pm: Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe

How beautiful harmony café and book store! And even they open until 1am! And Friday, and Saturday until 3am! I wish I could be here with my book club ‘Dadok Dadok’. I am sure they love it!

By the way, I already miss NYC.

Day 17 What I like: Bibimbap (long time no see) Challenge: 1 hour delayed Megabus

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GA RAM KIM IN NYC, DAY 15

Tue Oct 23, 2018 - Day 15

9:30am: Good Morning

15min swimming Breakfast: Rice & vegetables from Whole foods

12:15am: Coffee

Find another Birch Coffee on the way to the ferry terminal

1:00pm: To Governors Island

Shiny lovely day Just 10min distance by ferry from Battery Maritime Building

1:30pm: Castle Williams tour (closed)

It’s closed between 22nd-25th: due to much needed preservation work But i just walked around enjoying the greenery.

2:00pm: Biking

1hour-riding a bike all around the Governors island I love seaside, and I love biking. What a lovely combo! 3:30pm: Tour the Hills in the island with Emma

It’s an amazing experience. Emma was so nice to me and I was very happy with her wonderful tour guide during 1hour. (Moreover we took a club car for the touring) The island has been NYC since 2003. They only open to the public only for 6month duration and i got the last chance to visit just before their closing. (I was so lucky) We visited many places in the island; most interesting parts were hammock places, slide section and the Rachel Whiteread's carbin. (I know I am allowed to visit exhibition place, but it was just there) I really appreciate Emma, she made me one of the best moments in NYC.

5:00pm: Dinner @ Fraunces Tavern bar

Thinly sliced beef with potato chip and beer (Zero Gravity: Lager of the Month!) And Orange juice for detox!

7:00pm: American Ballet Theatre @ David H. Koch Theater

Fortunately, Elizabeth & I got a chance to watch this amazing ballet show. we had a drink for celebrating tonight, before the show. It started at 7:30pm, we had a great orchestra seat. The program composed of three sections, ‘Garden Blue’, ‘Dream within a Dream’ and ‘In the Upper Room’. -Garden Blue: it’s like a painting in an art gallery. The stage background was a beautiful colored painting, and there were wooden sculptures moved by dancers. -Dream within a Dream: It’s so much fun like a Broadway musical. The moving lights were perfectly working for the show, and the orchestra sound was cheerful enough. Tap dancing with the rhythm uplifted the atmosphere. -In the Upper Room: Ballet like a Ballet. Turbulent sounds and ceaseless movement were standing out. The great part was the music. It was a borderless art show itself. Moreover it was good to see how the contemporary ballet completely modernized today. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ You should get the ticket! *Special thanks to Elizabeth: finding the references for each show & being company *Interesting point: Dancers have individual sponsors. It’s an interesting idea. (It reminds me UNICEF one to one support.)

I love Today. It was a very wonderful day! Day 15 What I like: Biking, Tour with Emma, ABT with Elizabeth Challenge: catch up on my journal

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GA RAM KIM IN NYC, DAY 14

Mon Oct 22, 2018 - Day 14

9:00am: Morning yoga with Hope Killcoyne

It was intense yoga. Normally, I prefer doing sports (swimming, biking…) it was hard time. And it’s not a class for beginner. And I didn’t expect I would listen to K-Pop during yoga;;; (the tutor has been learning Korean language.) I met Hope and did yoga together. (She is an author, editor, and photographer.)

10:15am: Coffee with Hope

It was a good time with Hope. She looked energetic and curious. I thought she would be one of the fellows of apexart, but it turned out she was a visitor in a gallery. And she was requested get a chance to meet fellows like me. I was more interested in how apexart has found people for fellows’ meeting. (It’s another adventure in a good way, they are real people outside of the art world) by the way, is it possible in Korea? 12:00pm: Pecan pie with milk

The best pecan pie ever! On my way home, I dropped by Green market and just picked up one pecan pie. And it made my day. How could they make this perfect pie! It had crispy crust and caramelized inside with topped Pecan. I should bring them to Korea!

1:00pm: BIRCH COFFEE

It’s a good coffee place, I ordered iced latte with less milk, and it was good! and I liked their Halloween decorations.

1:30pm: Lecture at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

‘EDUCATIONG FOR JUSTICE’ it’s so cool! I expected the lecture would be focus on the ‘Current Immigration policies’, but it was more about to discuss encouraging emigration to find a solution for Healthcare Service in the U.S considering supplement decrease in the medical department.

6:00pm:  The Universe of Zoe Valdes with Linda Schrantk

I was almost lost. The book talk was spoken in Spanish, it made simultaneous interpretation to English but it has strong Spanish accent, and so so so fast. It’s really hard to understand. I felt like listening to the 2hours-endless rapping. (I wonder if they were breathing) Linda called Zoe ‘tough cookie’.

7:00pm: Dinner with Linda

We had dinner in a Japanese restaurant, fukusuke. She did a restaurant research for me, because she knew that I love foods from my journals. She is a painter who used to teach painting at art colleges such as Frat or Parsons, so she had taught many Korean students. And she might consider me as one of them.

Day 14 What I like: pecan pie, BIRCH COFFEE Challenge: yoga, English with Spanish accent

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GA RAM KIM IN NYC, DAY 13

Sun Oct 21, 2018 - Day 13

10:00am: Morning Service at Christ Church New Brighton in Staten Island I needed to leave home at 8:30 to get there. The Ferry to Staten Island runs every 30min. (And the bus does as well in the island.) The service of the church had baptism as well, so it took more time. Sadly, many seats were empty. *I need to let my friends know, there is free ferry in NYC.

2:00pm: Sea Shantey Sessions @ The Noble Maritime Collection Skipping lunch, because the ‘Blue’ restaurant near the collection closed for the private reason. Because he location was quite in a remote place, I couldn’t find the other replacement. (I decided to go to eat after the Sea Shantey Sessions.) The Noble Maritime collection was placed in a big mansion, showed works of John A. Noble, and restored his houseboat studio. And the sessions started in the hallway at the 2nd floor, It’s a casual folk music concert. Some players were late, but it didn’t matter. They were singing a song like storytelling. They also took song requests. The melody was a bit sad, ringing in my ears.

4:00pm: Amazing Italian restaurant, Enoteca Maria Strongly recommend! Fresh seafood! Foods & Staff were amazing! My main dish was Filetto di Pesce in Cartoccio  (Filet of cod baked in a parchment paper with shrimp, calamari, and octopus cooked in a white wine sauce. Served with a side of sweet potatoes and broccolis) We also have the similar roasted sweet potato food, called Gun-goguma in Korea, but I never tried it with seafood. (They were very going well.) It’s big... although I only ordered main dish, I was so full to finish them all. Dessert: homemade tiramisu was beautiful! Coffee was very good. But, they accepted cash only, I had to withdraw some cash from the ATM. (Cash only places still exist!) Filetto di Pesce in Cartoccio ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Tiramisu & Americano ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

6:00pm: Walking to Woom without Google map I was panic on the way to Woom. Navigating without Google map was the challenging itself, moreover the address information was wrong; There was not 247 Bowery place anywhere;;; (it was 274 Bowery place!) I was wandering about 20min in other places;;; And I turned on my Google map…

7:00pm: Woom Gong with Elizabeth Larison Fortunately, I arrived just on time. Elizabeth was waiting for me. It’s special experience. The temperature of the air, lights, and scent were perfect to provide one’s emotional stability. It’s a spiritual meditation. The host encouraged people to breathe in and out slowly. (It has something in common with the book from Nancy.) At first I couldn’t focus on well, but it’s getting better as time went by. During the session, I was absorbed in thought. I need to find this meditation in Seoul as well. It give me the time to think, it’s meaningful.

Day 13 What I like: Enoteca Maria, Woom Challenge: bad mobile connection in the 00 island, Navigating without Google map

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