911 Memorial photos

I had the opportunity to see the 911 Memorial tonight, so I thought I would share my pictures. The construction around the site is still ongoing. The depth of the hole left by these buildings is unbelievable. The fountains are a beautiful tribute. Hope you all enjoy the photos.

911 Memorial

10 years later

My night journey to the WTC site...

9/11/11 - Ten years later

Nancy needs an update...

Nancy requested an update from the family, so I'm obliging. Sorry if everyone gets tired of hearing about my times in NYC. Things have remained incredibly busy since getting here. We have finally opened after the earthquake and hurricane. What a way to start in NYC. The students are already having too much fun/experimentation with drugs and alcohol. I've had 3 students transported to the hospital for alcohol and one arrested for marijuana possession. Did I mention that this all happened in the last 5 days? Today I met with one resident who told me about her fake ID, so I had her surrender that to me (this was a first). I love that these kids are so willing to open up to me. You never know what you're going to experience when you wake up in this job.

There has been a lot of great stuff too. I did a bus tour of the city last night with some of the residents. On Wednesday, I went to a spoken word event with Jesse Eisenberg from the movie The Social Network, and yesterday Alec Baldwin was our guest speaker for first year convocation at the Beacon Theatre. He and our university president are hilarious. I've posted a picture from my 4th row seat at convocation and another picture of my nightly view from my apartment.

I also forgot to mention that Diane Lane was in my building on move-in day. She is stunningly gorgeous. All in all, things have been going well. The job and the city have kept me busy. I'll continue to post as this journey continues. Maybe between Nancy and I, we'll draw people back to the blog. I don't do well with facebook anymore, so lets see how this works. Much love.