Monday, May 1st
Leave Hilltop
Depart from New Haven on Metro North
Check in – Q4 Hostel in Queens
Meet with Linda Machuca at La Hueca Manabita
Dinner at La Hueca Manabita
Fun in Flushing Meadows Park – Speeches
Retire to Q4
When I go to a city or a place with a lot of people, I always see people and spend a portion of the trip thinking about how every single person has a life story and people who care about them. This is always hard to grasp. One person may have been fired earlier that day, and one may have gotten a promotion. – Isabel
It was super cool today to see all different kinds of people immersed in a whole network of cultures, languages, and ethnicities…I don’t know why, but I felt more at home here than back in Vermont. – Wycke
I did not realize how un-diverse where we come from is, until we arrived in New York. As soon as I got off the train, I noticed so much diversity in everything. It’s incredible how many communities there are in this city. Everywhere feels so alive, with so many people on so many different journeys. – Lydia
At the restaurant [La Hueca Manabita] there were many other people there, and I thought about what their stories might be. The activity we did [with Linda Machuca] at the end really led me to think about how it’s hard for people to give up stuff, or trade with people who are less fortunate than others. I really thought deep about what it would be like to be undocumented, to be a labor worker, not having any rights, in terrible conditions. – Camden
City Life in the Eyes of a Vt. Girl
in the hustle bustle
you have to look
for the little things,
people yelling greetings,
steamy street food
laughing giddy with friends.
here also things that make my heart sink
people calling for lost friends
trash in the parks
homeless people in need of a helping hand
there will always be someone in need,
helping them can help a lot of others too
find light to give them
in the never ending darkness
– Lyla
Observing new energy was just incredible. I let my eyes feast on the colors and shapes, the collage of culture too vibrant to forget. The excitement is exhausting, though delightful, because it is all part of this astounding experience. – Ava
I found it interesting when riding the trains. It’s so cool to see all of the different people of the world packed in something as small as a subway. – Matai
