New York!

So my adventures in NY starts.  RDU has a direct flight to JFK.  I was wondering why the ticket was relatively cheap.  The plane was a smallish commuter plane... I can't imagine commuting from North Carolina to New York, but the flight was actually shorter than what my commute will be, so who knows.  

I was pretty excited to see my suitcase getting aboard the plane at the same time I was.  That's always refreshing!

The plane leaves earlier than schedule AND the flight is shorter than schedule.  Wow that never happens either!

I was planning to knit my charity hat for an organization, but I didn't get as far as I would have...Knitting in the plane is a wonderful way to pass time.

I got to meet a very nice medical illustrator, Laura, and her husband Chad.  They also had a nice cat, and I was really happy I got to meet them all.  

The next morning...here it is, the moment I've been waiting for!  My "home" for the next 10 weeks!  The American Museum of Natural History!

Wow it's really big!  and the inside is filled with tributes to Theodore Roosevelt.  Interesting.  I didn't look in the museum too much, since I was expecting a meeting there.  

But I did look around the main atrium.  People told me there would be elephants, but there were dinosaurs.  Oh well.  They are cool too.  

...and the murals highlighted TR's accomplishments as President.  I especially liked this one, since it reminded me of Mucha's paintings.  

...I officially start here on Tuesday!  I was told to bring myself, and an open mind!  :)