by Jackie | Around NYC, The One With
One of the great things about using public transportation on my daily commute is the walk from home to the subway station. Along my half-mile route, I really get the opportunity to be part of the neighborhood, to be aware of my surroundings in a way that isn’t...
by Jackie | Around NYC, The One With
There are two irrefutable facts about living in New York City: It is easier (and probably more life-affirming) to get to the summit of Mount Everest, than to get across town in Manhattan. To achieve the latter, you will need a minimum of three subway transfers, a...
by Jackie | Around NYC, The One With
Despite living within spitting distance of a dozen world-class museums, I haven’t stepped foot inside any of them in a long, long time. Problem is, once you live here for a while you tend to, well, live here. There are errands to run and clothes to wash and the...
by Jackie | Around NYC, The One With
Sometimes people don’t know how to stay out of trouble until they get a swift reality check by, say, ending up in jail. Enter my high school friend Toby. He was a pimply, freckle-faced kid with hair leaning more toward strawberry than blond, prompting a lot of...
by Jackie | Life Happens, The One With
DAY 1, cont’d. a.k.a Angering the Goddess Pele We last left our plucky but determined heroine riding down the Haleakalā volcano on a small bicycle while wearing a large helmet. (Cue dramatic music.) We’d watched a serene, breathtaking sunrise from the top...
