It has been a dream of mine to go and visit New York one day! Shoutout to Ms. Fernandez for making it come true! She always joked about me coming to visit her, but I always told her I will make a trip out there!

As Ms. Fernandez picked me up at the airport. I witnessed my first every Mad New York Traffic. People were not afraid to use their horns. It was about an hour long to Long island and her parents welcomed me with open arms. This is one of my all time favorite memories together.

Explore the big apple was such a wild experience. I liked the city life as a vacation, but I wouldn't call this home for me. Fun Fact: We walked 13 miles one day. Hannah will never let me forget this because she complained her feet her the whole time. Looking back on this, we were crazy for doing this! We took the subway and sometimes it was easier to just walk. We hit up all the tourist spots and even found some hidden gems. I am forever grateful for my time in the big city and for Hannah's family welcoming me! I can't wait to revisit!

PLOT TWIST: I ran into Casey and Bryce in New York City of all places! I haven't seen these two since we were in college. It has been years! It was awesome to catch up for a few minutes and just say hello to one another. I couldn't believe my eyes whens I saw them. It just shows that no matter how much time past that the relationship will still always be there.

Bryce happen to be living in NYC at the time and Casey was visiting with her family. We all still keep in touch. Scroll to the last photo of us when we hiked Koko Head on Oahu in 2011.