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Two careers on one NYC pillow?
One day, my daughter came home singing: “First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage”. If she would have watched more Disney, she might have added that ‘one day her prince would come save her’. If she would have been more into Barbie, she would have known that ‘You could be anything you want to be, as long as you look good’. In brief…
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Two careers on one NYC pillow?
One day, my daughter came home singing: “First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage”. If she would have watched more Disney, she might have added that ‘one day her prince would come save her’. If she would have been more into Barbie, she would have known that ‘You could be anything you want to be, as long as you look good’. In brief…
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Tipping in New York
Tipping in New York is a big deal and if you are new to the City it can be daunting knowing when, how, where and who to tip. To be honest, after 3 years in the City, much discussion with friends and numerous Google searches, I still find it hard to know the right amount in certain situations. The key thing is New Yorkers expect…
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Driving around NYC
Driving in NYC is definitely not encouraged for visitors to the city, or the weak of heart. Understandably so. It’s Chaos on those streets, and much more pedestrian friendly. When I arrived in NYC, I declared never to drive again–I think. I must have, or at least I thought it because I proceeded not to drive for about 5 years and I completely let my…
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New York sells | about colors, symbols, designs
Does New York City have a distinct look and feel? We all know how it sounds- LOUD! But the look and feel?- now that seems to vary from locale to neighborhood to Borough. We have the shiny, bright new buildings coming in at WTC. I love the cobbled stone roads in the West Village and Tribeca. Love it or loathe, Times Square is a sight…
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New York citizen, resident or visitor?
Most of us remember our first contact with New York City: the immigration officer. No matter where you enter the country, you will have to prove you are allowed in. Welcome home! In 2010, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimated that 25.5 to 32.1 million people (or 10%–15%) of the world’s total 214 million international immigrants are illegal immigrants. The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) estimates that there…
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Teamwork makes the NYC dream work
Working in New York city will put the world in your hands, and we are not talking food. Your colleagues will come from all over the world and you will work in an intercultural team for sure. A while ago we wrote about leadership and differences per country, this week it is all about using the strengths of your teammates, be it cultural input or…
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Stuff New Yorkers like
What do we like most about NYC? Well, there’s the thoughtful, detailed analysis type of response to that question or the more impulse-knee-jerk response- Delivery! There are a few things that are so idiosyncratically New York that become part of our everyday lives, we don’t even realize their uniqueness and/or our dependency on them. Hmmm, like what? Everything delivered to your door, 19 coffee choices…
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NYC: love it or leave it!
I will not move out of the city. Now that doesn’t mean I would not move to another country. I would actually like to live in London or Tokyo, but rather I would not move to the suburbs. I cannot be enticed to leave all this for a little more space for my money. Now with full disclosure- I live in a rent stabilized apartment…
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How New Yorkers learn
We all learn differently. As a former teacher, I believe that as fact. However, the extent of that fact being useful as a teacher is debatable. Yet that knowledge can be very useful to an adult focused on her own ability to quickly and effectively obtain and assimilate new knowledge and skills. It can be useful for you to know which learning style you are….
