New York

June 23 - June 28 I went to new york! I really had a great time with my friends Lora, Jonathan, and Hannah. We went all over the place taking in the scenery and enjoying the culture. We had lots of good food and tried to pretend like we were not tired...

The following is the itinerary of exactly what we did...

Monday June 23rd:

^In the car on the way to the airport

* Depart from Phoenix Sky Harbor/ Connect in Denver/ Arrive at LaGuardia, NYC

*Check-in at Ameritania Hotel

* Walking Tour of Fifth Avenue

* St. Patrick’s Cathedral

* Walking Tour of Rockefeller Center

* Mariella’s Pizza

* Empire State Building- (86th floor Observation Deck)

Tuesday June 24th:
*Bus Tour of Time Squair

* CBS “Early Show” @ corner of Fifth Ave. & Central Park South

* Fifth Avenue
* Lunch in Trump Tower Atrium - Jazz Concert

* Tour of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (Avery Fisher Hall, Metropolitan Opera, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York State Theatre )

* Meet the Artist @ Juilliard - Eric Scott Kincaid

* Acting Workshop @ Fordham University at Lincoln Center
- with Thomas Escovar and Michael Kimmel

* Spam-A-Lot @ Sam S. Shubert Theatre

* Times Square

Wednesday June 25th:
* Guided Sightseeing Tour of NYC by Van with George
-St. Paul’s Church, Ground Zero, Flatiron Building, Strawberry Fields, etc.

*Lion King at Minskoff Theatre with Max Weintraub and Howard Baker

* Dinner at John’s Pizzeria with Max Weintraub, Howard Baker, David Metts and Matthew Martin

* Times Square
Thursday June 26th:
* Battery Park
* Ellis Island

* Statue of Liberty- Liberty Island

* South Street Seaport

* Musical Theatre Workshop @ CAP 21 (Ceative Arts Project for the 21st Century) at New York University
-with Bill Daugherty and Doyle Newmyer

* Cirque Dreams @ Broadway Theatre

* Central Park South with Harry Patrick Christian
Friday June 27th:
* Metropolitan Museum of Art

* NBC Studio Tour
* Fifth Avenue
* Dinner at Junior’s in Grand Central Station

* Times Square (again)
Saturday June 28th:
* Museum of Natural History

* Depart from LaGuardia- NYC/ Connect in Denver/ Return to Phoenix Sky Harbor

When we were in the St. Patrick's Cathedral I felt like I was in Europe I was in complete aww. The empire state building was really great!! There were really cute guys everywhere! haha oh the view was good too :) I was on tv!!! The CBS morning show let us students be in the background of their show it was really cool. The lion king was spectacular! I have never seen anything so amazing! I was so much in aw that I cried lol it was pretty funny now that I look back at it. Time Square was way more amazing than I thought it would be. Ellis Island and the statue of liberty were really enjoyable. I was able to locate some of my ancestors on the wall at Ellis island and the statue of liberty took my breath away. At the South Street Seaport we tried to find some food that was affordable but all we found was either fast food or like major fancy stuff. We went with the fast food! My favorite place to go was the Metropolitan Museum of Art, every thing in there was totally my thing i just could not get enough! The NBC Studio tour was fun we got to see all sorts of stuff that was behind the scenes of all the shows. Grand Central station was a lot different that i expected it was filled with people and lots of action going on. By the way the subway is the best way to travel!! The Museum of Natural History was sort of a let down because i was expecting it to be just like the movie "Night at the Museum" and it was not even close, it had some of the things from the movie but it was not what i expected. It was cool nun the less. The plain ride home was really bad. I had conjunctivitis and my ears felt like they were going to explode...it was so painful i cried all through the landing. All and all i had a wonderful time i want to go back as soon as possible i have never had a trip like that and i loved every minuet.