During the end of my senior year in High School, an opportunity arose to travel to New York City, with my friend Zach. My school’s basketball team was participating in a National tournament at Yeshiva University, where my friend Zach’s brother had an apartment nearby in Washington Heights. Hearing about the safety issues in the Heights, my parents didn’t want me roaming around the city without any adult supervision. With the backing of my Uncle Richard, who live in the Upper East Side, I began to plan my trip. Brainstorming with my uncle Richard helped evolve a meaningful itinerary, but I could not get Zach on board with this goal, because of his “play it by year” mentality. With the contours of my trip in place, Zach and I boarded the plane
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My uncle was slightly uneasy about us staying in the Heights, insisting on escorting us from La Guardia Airport to Zach’s brother’s apartment. When we arrived at the apartment my uncle got out of the cab and exclaimed “Jacob are you sure you wanna stay here. It looks like the cops on the stoop are monitoring nearby gang activity.” Uncle Rich proceeded to tell a few jokes regarding his experience with bed bugs in his own apartment, and had Zach’s brothers cracking up. After giving us all a good laugh, my uncle said his good byes and headed …show more content…
I called Rich, but my phone’s low battery abruptly interrupted our communication. All alone in the middle of New York City with a dollar and a non - working cell phone, I became overwhelmed with the vastness and emptiness of the city. I thought I would be stuck in the middle of the city forever. I decided I could take a bus across town, but couldn’t see one in sight. I realized that I had to do something soon or I would never get home. My subconscious kicked in and saved the day by sending me flashbacks of films that I had seen where characters had to overcome a similar challenge. When I am in a tough situation, I tend to associate the particular situation I am in with a similar situation in a film. Since the character always overcomes this adversity, it convinces me that I can do the
My uncle was slightly uneasy about us staying in the Heights, insisting on escorting us from La Guardia Airport to Zach’s brother’s apartment. When we arrived at the apartment my uncle got out of the cab and exclaimed “Jacob are you sure you wanna stay here. It looks like the cops on the stoop are monitoring nearby gang activity.” Uncle Rich proceeded to tell a few jokes regarding his experience with bed bugs in his own apartment, and had Zach’s brothers cracking up. After giving us all a good laugh, my uncle said his good byes and headed …show more content…
I called Rich, but my phone’s low battery abruptly interrupted our communication. All alone in the middle of New York City with a dollar and a non - working cell phone, I became overwhelmed with the vastness and emptiness of the city. I thought I would be stuck in the middle of the city forever. I decided I could take a bus across town, but couldn’t see one in sight. I realized that I had to do something soon or I would never get home. My subconscious kicked in and saved the day by sending me flashbacks of films that I had seen where characters had to overcome a similar challenge. When I am in a tough situation, I tend to associate the particular situation I am in with a similar situation in a film. Since the character always overcomes this adversity, it convinces me that I can do the