Summer Summary (so far)

The summer seems to be rushing by. Most of my days are dedicated to the hum drum work at the pool and the grind of dissertation work. At the end of June I decided that I would bite the bullet and join the masters swim team I've been hoping to swim with here in New York (Red Tide Masters Swimming). So far I am loving it. I am starting off slow with 2 practices a week and I'm hoping to build on that by the fall. The practices are challenging and the swimmers are all really friendly. It is great to spend time with people who love swimming like I do.

Without further ado here are some random selections of photos from the past few weeks:

One of the books I got through this summer

was Dicken's Great Expectations. What a 

wonderful book! I highly recommend this for

anyone who is interested in a thrilling story

with some good plot twists! 

It seems like all of New York is

under construction in the summer. Here's

a shot of the Lincoln Center through 

all the construction on Broadway.

Rich is getting close to finishing up

his PhD! I've been hanging out with

him some nights in the chemistry lab

while he works. 

The Lower East Side is known for its

gritty side, but is also seeing huge growth

and some gentrification too, which makes

it an attractive place for young people (with

money) to hang out. Lots of swanky 

new hotels are going up in this area too.

Konditori is a coffee shop right next 

to the Thompson hotel where I work. 

I used to think that New York didn't have 

good coffee options, but this place has 

proved me wrong! 

 My morning walk to and from swim practice is

right through Columbus Circles, one of my favorite

parts of the city. In the morning it is so quiet

and there are so few people. It feels like being 

in a museum after hours. 

 As you may know, one of the highlights of my summer
so far was the chance I got to appear on David Letterman.
I didn't take many pictures while I was there, but I did snap

this quick shot in the green room. All of the guests who had waited in
this green room (they had at least 3 different green rooms)had
signed the wall and the air ducts! 

 I hope everyone is staying cool and finding some time to relax this summer!