Things that make me go "squee!"

[friezaess]

As I have a habit of leaving things to the last possible second, after months of dreaming and saving up I have just begun to figure out the details of my plan to study in New York... with 10 days until the deadline for applications.

Originally I'd hoped to study at a second-rate University upstate that offered courses specialising in newspaper reporting (I know I know, they're adorable). The reason for this is that it seemed to be closer to NYC than another uni that offered better subjects. Yes, I really am that shallow. However, it now turns out that the latter place I snubbed due to its location is actually an assload closer to Manhattan Island than I realised (about a 1.5 hour drive), so I've decided to go there instead- now I get to go somewhere awesome AND get something out of it academically!

You can see why I have so many problems with this want > need mentality -_-

Oh well. Fingers crossed for Stony Brook University.

ETA: Goddammit iTunes, you suck for not letting foreigners buy stuff from your US store. It took me a whole 20 minutes to get around it >_>

Comments

[rukubites.livejournal.com]

Note that there are frequent radial trains which go from "towns" (they are more like suburbs) to Grand Central in Manhattan. You probably want to avoid driving there. :-)

I have been to NY twice, and stayed in a nice town called Nyack, which is on the Hudson about 45 minutes by train to Manhattan. It is also near the *biggest* mall in US, which was kind of cool.

Good luck, and get used to very cheap alcohol. You might like everclear. :-)

[vysanthe.livejournal.com]

Good luck <3