1st Full day in New York

Our first full day in New York City can only be described as learning how to walk! We started off in our neighborhood of Greenpoint at the Greenpoint Cafe for brunch. After a long flight the night before (we arrived at 1:30am at JFK) and getting into our sublet, we were itching to explore and not to mention supply ourselves with some homely goods. The sublet is furnished but bare. We got out into the neighborhood and shopped around off of Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn...it's a busy street. Got some groceries and bathroom supplies. We then hooked up with Channapha and Islanda, our Legacies of War fellows at Prospect Park. The day began to feel a little bit easier yet also harder...because we have a lot to do in getting an audience for the festival and our show Refugee Nation. Nonetheless, it was great to meet with a New Yorker like Channapha and visit her place. We then spent our late afternoon and evening in Brooklyn learning to take the G line and F line. Walked around other neighborhoods of Brooklyn and even went to 1st Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum. It's once a month and free entry to the museum plus there is entertainment and fun. Leilani and I visited the Global Feminist exhibition and got to see Judy Chicago's "Dinner Party" piece. Pretty grand. Now, we are back at our place and just ready to plan out the rest of our work week. We need to schedule rehearsals, writing, and getting more press about our portion of the National Asian American Theatre Festival. Learning to navigate away around the city via the subway is particularly fun. Our next destination tomorrow will be Manhattan.