Ahh! It's Spring! Or at least, so I feel.
One of the perks of studying at Columbia Business School is the ride up to New York City. My classes usually begin at 845 AM and to get there on time, I usually take a Greyhound bus from the South Jersey town of Mt Laurel at 5.30 AM. The last 4 months have really been winter months and by the time the bus hits the Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC, the sun has hardly been up.
But today is a different day! Friday April 17, 2009, 644 AM. With hardly 3 hours of sleep last night, I was trying to get that power nap on the bus when I felt my eyes tingle. I tried to keep my eyes closed and my mind on the song that was in my ears. The tingle only got brighter. I was sure it was the sun. I have always been a Summer person and have been waiting for some golden sunshine for quite a while now, especially with what has been a looooooong winter here in the North East USA.
So feeling the sun through my closed eyes put a smile on my face right away. I tried to keep my eyes closed as long as I could. I kinda like that feeling. Try closing your eyes with the sun staring straight at you. It is a fine, fresh feeling I call invigorating.
And then I could resist it no more. I slowly opened my eyes. And the sight I saw was simply splendid. The sun was rising over New York city. I could see the full skyline, from left to right. From the high rises uptown to the majestic Empire State Building midtown and downtown to the far right. The economic capital of the world must have just been waking up (I hope its a great day for the stock markets!). I wished so bad I had a camera, it was one of the most beautiful sights I had seen in recent times. Welcome Spring...
Nothing could have made my mood better. I am in the Lincoln Tunnel as I write this and it is dark all around. But soon it will be sunshine and I will be in my favourite city on a beautiful spring day.
My business in the city today starts at 9 AM with a 4 hour final examination on Financial Accounting, but that's another story.
Have a splendid day!
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