Tag Archives: NYC

Running Lists, Arguments and Characters You Meet On a Train

By: Gabriela Yareliz I feel like there are several lists we keep running in our heads. One is the list of stuff that must get done in a series of days/weeks within the season; then, there is stuff we want to organize, workouts to get to, donations to be taken to the bins, etc. IContinue reading “Running Lists, Arguments and Characters You Meet On a Train”

This Week’s Favorites 07.18.26

Hellloooo my summer chickadees, What a week it has been. Here in NYC, we endured the heat wave, legionnaires in the water supply (bless you, UES), The Odyssey premiere (bless you, traffic of the UWS), Canadian wildfire smoke (is the fire punishment for the Canadians killing all those Emus? Kidding— but also not), and lifeContinue reading “This Week’s Favorites 07.18.26”

My Summer with Homer

By: Gabriela Yareliz It was the summer before 9th grade. I was a volunteer, with my grandmother who was visiting us for the summer, at the vacation Bible school my brothers were attending in the neighborhood. One of the books on my summer reading list was The Odyssey. You could find me reading it outsideContinue reading “My Summer with Homer”

This Week’s Favorites 07.11.26

By: Gabriela Yareliz I eventually made it home from Nashville. I took a flight from hell with little-to-no AC again (JetBlue), trapped in a seat with parents who had zero control over their children. (And these were not babies— we understand babies). The mom kept shrieking next to me, “MOMMY IS DOING HER BESTTTTT!” IContinue reading “This Week’s Favorites 07.11.26”

JetBlue (Sweat) Ghetto

By: Gabriela Yareliz We were delayed. “It’s getting hotter and hotter,” the pilot told us. So we would be delayed further because they couldn’t get the plane to cool with external units. *collective sigh from the cohort of southbound travelers* The plane had no functioning AC on the ground. The day wasn’t even sweltering. ItContinue reading “JetBlue (Sweat) Ghetto”

Mindset of Control

“She observed how New York is essentially set up to encourage rigidity in people: the city is physically set up as a grid; it requires grind in order to survive; the culture often makes people feel like they’ve never quite ‘made it,’ and as a result it’s easy to forget about pleasure or flow. ItContinue reading “Mindset of Control”

Southern Whimsy

“Everything (in NYC) was meant to serve a purpose. There was hardly room for whimsy or femininity. Trust me, you do not want to wear a sheer, ruffled, floral duster on the subway. But in Florida…” Cara Alwill on life in NYC vs FL By: Gabriela Yareliz As someone who always ruled her life byContinue reading “Southern Whimsy”

Saoko

By: Gabriela Yareliz NYC has felt the influx of people for the World Cup. I have seen large clusters of Brazilians, Algerians, French, and Colombian visitors. I have been listening to Saoko on repeat. It’s all about change and transformation, after all. Some of the moments collected in the week (culturally and personally): The TkachuksContinue reading “Saoko”

This Week’s Favorites 06.19.26

By: Gabriela Yareliz The week is coming to an end. Nothing like a Friday. I continued my The Core 21-day challenge, and I am getting ready to go on a solid morning walk before the sun starts roasting us. I am excited to start Sarah Dessen’s new book! Spent some time starting to deep cleanContinue reading “This Week’s Favorites 06.19.26”