On Tuesday I had the pleasure of going to New York for business. Let me start by saying the anxiety was building on a daily basis. Not many people know that I have a fear of taxi cabs. Yes I said it, those yellow-orange vehicles whipping around corners completely oblivious to rules of the road. Where did this stem from you might ask? 2 words: Bone Collector. The late 90′s drama starring Denzel Washington trying to find a serial murder who’s MO was kidnapping his prey posing as a taxi cab driver. Luckily both of my taxi cab drivers either couldn’t care what I was doing or listened to soothing religious discourse.
But I digress, the main purpose of our mission was to visit with our New York offices in addition to shadowing an advertising agency: Wieden + Kennedy. Let me tell you my jaw completely dropped to the floor when I walked into W+K. Immediately you are immersed in the latest trends of graphic design, fashion, sports, everything I dreamed of. The creativity seemingly jumped from one person to another, the camaraderie and teamwork came so naturally you really thought it was one big happy family. Everyone I met was unique: from your typical type “A” personality to the ever free-spirited ingenious individual. And they had a job that encouraged that personality. Truly a benchmark worth living up to.
But before my day began at the brisk 8:30am, I forged my way through busy streets of Wall Street professionals and free-lance creative individuals. I then started to really witness how unique New Yorkers are. As I sat in Starbucks rather early in the morning (7:30am to be exact) I people-watched, 
experiencing how New Yorkers have a mutual respect for one another. Yes, they are completely focused and determined to get to their destination as quickly as possible, yet they will take the time to open a door for another patron or help a visually-impaired man find his walk man that had dropped to the floor. I have new-found respect for those that conquer the streets and subways of the Big Apple on a daily basis.
Until next time…
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Interesting! I have not yet had the pleasure of visiting New York State even though I am from central New York!
Great posting! I’ve been in NYC for a project for several months now but I’m heading back home to the midwest tomorrow! Love your observations too!