First day of work!

Our first day of work. This morning we stepped outside into 65-degree air, hopped on the shuttle bus, and then took our first PATH subway ride and a beautiful five-block walk to work. It looks like it’s going to take about 35 minutes to get to work every day. Not a bad ride, too!

The office is awesome! They own the whole floor, which resembles a huge artist loft. The bathrooms are unisex, in an open area with private stalls. As you wash your hands, you can look out the window on the traffic below consisting of cars all trying to get in and out of the Lincoln tunnel at the same time. Both the Empire State Building and the New Yorker Building are a few blocks away in the background. The other side of the office looks out to New Jersey- the Newport area- lots of new beautiful office buildings and condos. A heliport is nearby, so you can see a constant flow of helicopters flying businessmen and tourists this way and that.

We found a great place to eat lunch, too- a place that has a giant buffet line filled with fresh fruits, as well as serving awesome hot and cold sandwiches, soups, and my favorite made-to-order salads. And it's just a half a block away.

The walk from work back to the subway was beautiful. The sun was setting and the buildings were glowing gold, and the deep shadows changed the shapes of the architecture. What a city!