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So, I’m back.

Thanks for also coming back- or maybe visiting for the first time.

I’ll try to now keep the postings flowing, nice and smoothly. And try not to make them too long. Just to let anyone interested know how life is in this giant apple they call Nueva York (at least where I live).

in Bullet points:

-For reasons explained below, I had a lot of time for reading while travelling here. I finished Garcia Marquez’ Memories of My Melancholic Whores. Disturbing but/and recommendable! I wanna go to Columbia! The country, that is. Have now started Shalimar the Clown by S Rushdie. Also disturbing so far. Beautiful language! (maybe more will come on this in a later post) And then I read Applied Statistics. Beautiful language! Disturbing!

-My flight was delayed from Copenhagen to Heathrow; barely made the connecting flight to JFK. My luggage didn’t, so I had to wait three hours for my precious suitcases upon arriving. Which meant that I got to spend time in the queue (is that how you spell it?) with a professor from NYC Uni. Among other things, he told me how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (don’t ask how we got into that subject at what was, for my inner watch, 3 am!) simply can’t be discussed in American classrooms. If you, as a teacher, mention something like ‘a future Palestinian state’ or if you are slightly critical of Israel’s policies, he told me, you’ll get fired. Apparantly it happened to a teacher at Columbia not too long ago. I honestly know nothing about this issue and don’t know what to believe, but am looking forward to learning more the coming years (comments from anyone who does know are very welcome!)

-So, I temporarely live with a friend of a friend of a friend in a big apt filled with approx 10,000 books, glasses, tapes, chairs and tables and boxes. It’s charming, the woman is extremely nice and it’s quite cozy, I reckon. Was walking her dog today, which must be around the same age as this city itself. Emba; cute little girl!

-I felt a little sad walking down Broadway this morning. All alone in a new (and humongous) city. Then, however, I fixed my phone and reconnected with Denmark. And then I invited Tom Waits to play on my iPod. And then I found myself strolling in my new city quite enjoying the prospects of the next couple of years! I live in New York!!

-Visited Columbia and the International Affairs building. Recalled how I visited two years ago and began to think how cool it would be to go there one day. I gues some dreams do come true Am very exited to start (apart from the Math tutorial!).

-When I walked home this afternoon, I found that the area where I live (click for map) is veeery hispanic (rep. Dominicana). There are small walls where people hang out and create an atmosphere more reminiscent of the Malecon in Havana than what I would have expected from NYC! I get to practice my espa~nol! (and eat mofongo if I please)

-Met up with Morten and Grethe, who have a nice apt close to campus. Nice! Lovely cinnamon roles, Grethe Am looking forward to be spending time with good friends from the mother country!

-Bought a $76 monthly card for the subway. Made me think how I’m practically bankrupt before I even pay my obscene tuition. My parents’ bleeding hearts (and wallet) will save me from starvation!

So, I think that’ll be it. I could expand vastly on my thoughts, feelings, and doings of today (had 8 hours on my own), but will let you go.

As said, I’ll try to keep posting; maybe even put up some pictures now and then (don’t expect more Borat outfits, though).

Thanks for visiting, feel free to leave a message in whatever language you wish (preferably one that I understand) and do come and visit here. It’s pretty and pretty fun!

Thor bless,
Jakob

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