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I have had the privilege of traveling to many wonderful cities around the world. Not without the price tag or the jet lag. The reason I was inspired to murder my bank account and horribly attempt to become an insomniac to travel was due to my frequent escapes to New York. At 17 I was tugging at my mother s clothes, begging her to let me hop the train and head to the Big Apple. I was starving for the lights, the sounds, the rush and most importantly, the art. New York often boasts as being one of the greatest cities in the world, maine vacation rentals condos as it rightfully should. Other cities, such as Rome, Paris, Milan, Dublin and Berlin have hundreds upon thousands of years of history. That factor alone could easily seduce any tourist into a quick favoritism.
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I was still aching for more New York. I couldn't possibly get my fill of staged productions just from performances intertwined with the word "Broadway." This led me to Lincoln Center to see the Nutcracker. I found it to be simply magnificent in its presentation. When I think of dancing, I think of beauty. maine vacation rentals condos Grace. Poise. A transformation maine vacation rentals condos and a cultivation of our raw, core desires. For me, it was the release and the construction of a piece all at the same time. Much like New York itself. It channels the class, the beauty and the hard work that is the day to day; always maine vacation rentals condos quickly fleeting, maine vacation rentals condos transforming and changing into something new with every tondue or j'etais.
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The MoMa (as the trendy kids call it), or the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, is just as impressive as The Met, but the classic portrait paintings are replaced by video presentations, multi-media pieces and peculiar sculptures. It's a four-floored journey through a neatly organized Alice in Wonderland. maine vacation rentals condos Some pieces made me a bit confused in regards to meaning and others so fun I didn't care to decipher it. Sometimes that is all the artist means to begin with.
New York taught me the essence of proper multi-tasking. It taught me speed and efficiency. It taught me beauty, grace and a bit of neurosis. It's living proof that hard work pays off. But my favorite thing about New York is that it is like a great first date: It always leaves you wanting more.