{"id":1918,"date":"2011-11-30T11:53:12","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T16:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/?p=1918"},"modified":"2011-11-30T11:53:12","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T16:53:12","slug":"a-bicoastal-thanksgiving-a-bi-city-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/2011\/11\/30\/a-bicoastal-thanksgiving-a-bi-city-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bicoastal Thanksgiving, A Bi-City Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

The encircling 1am darkness was subtly interrupted by the dim lights of a New York City subway underpass. Up the stairs stumbled two Southern Californian 19 year old females struggling with the forces of rain, wind, and heavy suitcases. A scheduled 8:30pm bus arrival became a midnight arrival due to rain and natural Thanksgiving traffic. These unforeseen, unfortunate circumstances left my roommate and me at Penn Station<\/a> flipping a coin to determine if we should take the uptown or downtown train. Maybe leaving for New York City for Thanksgiving break 25 hours after a wisdom teeth extraction was poor planning on my part, but am I glad (retrospectively) that I did it?<\/p>\n

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From the Tuesday night until Sunday morning of Thanksgiving vacation, my roommate and I conquered New York City. We shamelessly stuffed ourselves in Little Italy and Chinatown, tapped into our domesticated sides at the grocery store to create a wisdomteethless-friendly Thanksgiving dinner, watched the Macy\u2019s Day Parade live, saw The Lion King on Broadway, and were approached by countless people soliciting money and\/or directions \u2013 an extremely immersed experience if I do say so myself.<\/p>\n

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Times Square<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ice Skating in Central Park<\/p><\/div>\n

Personally, Thanksgiving break has become an essential necessity like water or oxygen. It is perfectly placed between the second (or third) wave of midterms\/papers and before final semester exams. This vacation teaser allows you to resuscitate your sleep depository and mentally prepare for looming obstacles.<\/p>\n

Being born and raised in San Diego, California, I feel an innate inclination towards urban settings. That\u2019s why one of the strong benefits of Harvard University is its location. Not only does Boston offer a great skyline<\/a> and a delicious array of cultural restaurants<\/a>, but Boston also offers unique opportunities in practically any industry you can think of (i.e. business – Boston Consulting Group<\/a>, medicine – Massachusetts General Hospital<\/a>, non-profit – Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program<\/a>). Yet, Boston doesn\u2019t feel like a giant, overwhelming city. If that\u2019s the atmosphere you\u2019re looking for though, New York City is just a short bus\/train ride away. I love the fact that I can take advantage of both majestic cities during my undergraduate years!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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