As the days go ( way to fast ) by

Today I`ve been here three weeks. Time goes by so fast that I have a hard time keeping up with the blogging. I`m fortunate to be surrounded by so many great people. I`ve been taking care of by my new friends, and they`ll shown me a good time. For that I`m grateful. Living in New York is so unpredictable in terms of who you going to meet and hang out with. As for example, here the other day I was in New Jersey to visit Alica Keys & LeBron James stylist. Long story, but nonetheless a great memory.

It seems that the universe wants to put me in some very strange places and situations nowadays, but I love it. That was one of my main goals before I left all the habits and daily routines back in Norway. I feel more alive then ever before.

Now that I understand that writing down everything that happens is somehow impossible, I`ll try to capture the moments with my camera. That way it will be easier to share and comment. I`ll be back with more updates and pictures in near future.

Take care,
J.

Getting settled in the big city

Time to give you guys an update on what I`ve been up to the last past days. The other day Jeff and I went to the Brooklyn Museum which is located just some few blocks away from where we live. We had a closer look on the history of African tribes, European paintings, old American lifestyle, Egyptian mummies etc.

On Wednesday Ben invited me to join a dinner with one of his clients. He owns a whole block in a very nice area called Chelsea. We had a nice homemade dinner at his awesome penthouse apartment. Despite a big age difference the conversation around the table turned out to be very interesting. This type of event is certainly something that I couldn't predict would happen before I left Norway.

Last night was also a great one. I met up with a girl that I bumped into back at the airport in Norway. She introduced me to some of her friends. They are all such friendly and welcoming people. We spent the night in the Meatpacking District at a club called Griffin. After shaking our bodies until we got thrown out of the club the DJ who's a friend of theirs invited us back to his apartment. Before we knew it the clock had suddenly turned 6:30 so we called it a night.

I`m slowly starting to feel more and more at home here in Brooklyn. Now that I got myself an american phone it will be so much easier to acutally live here. It`s so crucial with a smartphone in terms of getting to know people and be able to find places by navigate through Google maps.

Many plans for the upcoming days, so stay tuned for more updates.

Take care,
J.

Big City Life

Now it`s official. My new hometown is Brooklyn, New York. It`s such a great, yet a surrealistic feeling knowing that I`m about to live here for the upcoming months. Well, I can hardly believe that I`ve already lived here for a week now. Could easily write a book about everything that I´ve experienced this first week, but I rather keep it short this time.

So, I share apartment with three awesome guys. Benjamin is a musician and part-time service provider for Apple clients.  It will be exiting following Bens career from now since he got some very interesting things going for him. Jeff is another roommate that I`ve spent a lot of time with. He works as a lifeguard at Long Island in the summertime. Nowadays he is free to do whatever so that makes a perfect match for me. The last guy, Tommy, works as a programmer for Bloomberg.

The apartment is located in Woodruff Ave in Brooklyn. The amazing Prospect Park is just a block away. Walking there is just like you would imagine it would be. Squirrels coming right up to you in the sunshine while people do all kinds of activities such as biking, running, horse riding & yoga.

If I were to sum up my first week in NYC in one word it has to be; exploring. Mostly I`ve used my time getting to know my neighbourhood and the city. This is actually the first day that I not walking aimlessly around in the city. The main reason is that last night Tommy took me to this lovely cafeteria that will be my new favorite hangout spot. The place is called Tea Lounge and the concept is nothing but awesome. More on that in another post.

Under you will find some pictures that I`ve taken the last few days. Everything from a flea market in Williamsburg to Occupy Wall Street. 

That`s it for now, but since I got the blog up and running it will be easier to keep you guys updated on what is going down in the big city. You hear from me soon, but until then take care.

J.