Okay, not really. But I AM another displaced girl who has moved to the big city and is telling her tale to the world. The truth is, I've never felt more at home anywhere in my life. I'm kind of nomadic; I lived in four houses in the first seven years of my life. I don't believe in the word "hometown", but if I had to pick one at gunpoint, it would be on the sunny beaches of South Florida. I also spent four amazing years in the Swamp, getting my undergraduate degree from the University of Florida. I definitely had some wonderful experiences in Florida, don't get me wrong - but I was ready for bigger and better things. So now I'm adjusting to city life, fending for myself in the wild, and trying to become Jane, Queen of the Concrete Jungle.
What's this blog about? Me.
My life. My work. My school. My friends. My city. My challenges. My hopes and dreams. My half-assed attempts to find my Tarzan. It's my attempt to keep up with the people I love who are scattered across the globe while documenting my exploration of the city.
What are you doing in NYC? Just living, man.
I moved here for graduate school and completed my masters at Teachers College at Columbia University. Now I teach American Sign Language at a private school in Brooklyn. It rocks.
So you teach Deaf kids? NO.
Did you take Spanish in high school? What about French? German? Great. Imagine if you took American Sign Language. I could've taught your class. Additional work-related FAQs: I do not know Braille, and yes I've been asked that before. Many times. I appreciate that you're teaching your child Baby Sign, and you should watch your palm orientation on the sign for MORE. And if you tell me some cool thing that you think I should look into that you think is vaguely related to what I do with my life, I will most likely smile, nod, agree with you, and promptly forget you even mentioned it. No hard feelings?
Where do you live? In Manhattan.
Who designed this blog? I did, with some help from the Internet.
The sunglasses are via elenabo on Shutterstock
The skyline is a Photoshop brush from 123Freebrushes
The font is Halo Handletter, available on dafont
