New York City!!

While in New York we went to a show called Fuerza Bruta (Brute Strength or Brute Force). It was quite interesting, very interactive with the crowd, and something that I think would only take place in New York (as in, that's so New York). NYC is such a fascinating place with so many things to do, to see, and to be consumed by. Anyways, the show was unique; the crowd is moved around (yes, like we're cattle) and the six or seven actors/dancers require audience participation. No flashes were allowed so these pictures are a bit raw and blurry but I still find them to be interesting and of course they remind me of how bizarre this show was at certain points. Towards the finale, this enormous and thick plastic sheet was lowered over the audience's heads and lightly sprinkled with water; the "swimmers" splashed right above our heads, sliding all around this "pool" that had formed right above us. Fuerza Bruta was more like performance art than a typical theater production. It was a great experience and part of my first New York experience.

Here are a few of the pictures that I took while in NYC. I can truly see the appeal of New York, but I can also understand why people would not want to live here. I think that it's a great place to visit though. I really had a great time here because of Dalia and her sister Jen (who lives in New York and kindly let us stay with her). Both Dalia and Jen told me that I was experiencing an atypical visit to New York which is great to me. Of course, some of the things we did were typical touristy kind of stuff but either way, we had a great time! The building with the crane arms on top of it is the new edifice at Ground Zero. I took this picture from Jen's balcony (she lives in Tribeca, right across from Ground Zero, as you can see). Also, I had to include the picture of me and Dalia on the Brooklyn Bridge. It was so cold (compared to Tallahassee at the time-early February) but I love seeing new places and I had never been to NYC so my first trip was so much fun and quite overwhelming at times. New York is absolutely immense. As we walked down the streets it reminded me of Garcia-Lorca's poems about visiting New York for the first time (I think it was Federico!).