Heather and Karen's Adventures in NYC (New York City)

Dear blog,

Last weekend, Heather and I went to the Big Apple for the very first time. There were so many exciting things to see, and so many strange people! Our first stop, of course, was to the Statue of Liberty! It's soooo much awesomer in person!



On our way to Chinatown, we encountered some of the urban graffiti we've heard so much about. I guess it's a real problem here. We thought it was sort of "edgy" and "cool" though.





Some of the locals, hangin' out in Chinatown:



The Big Apple is really open to all types, including the gays. We saw sooo many gay people all over! Here are a few of our faves:









Not everything is all sunshine and happiness in the city. Crimes like homelessness,



...single motherhood...


...prostitution....



...child abuse...



...and theft still run, rampantly speaking.



Women are liberated in New York. Here, we stumbled upon folks gathering for a Women's Rights Rally. I guess it was sponsored by Levi's.



Conspicuous consumption! Here we saw a famous Andy Warhol painting for sale! Can you imagine?



Education is suffering here. A lot of people didn't even know that Jesus died a few years back there:



Enough adventuring! I'm hungry! It's off to Little Italy with us! Join us next time!