Backpack Full of Bricks

The other day I was home on Long Island when my friend Ryan texted me. We decided to hang out but as per usual we didn't know what to do. "We have to go on an adventure" I said to him, next thing I know were trying to beat the clock before the sun goes down and Caumsett Park closes, which is at 7:30pm according to Siri. Well, little did I know that the sun begins to set at this time and not completely sets (silly me) giving us time to really explore the park a bit.  And oh did we explore. The park was once an estate owned by Marshall Field III, the creator of the Chicago Tribune originally purchased and created in the 1920's. He had everything from an English estate to a country club, to a horse stable, you name it. Well after his passing the grounds became a national landmark making them untouchable to all the Walmart owners and mini mall seekers. So pretty much is the cutest place in all of the land that I really recommend visiting in the summer time. It's freakin' huge, so bring a bike and a backpack with snacks.

I think my favorite thing we came upon was an old nursery building which we trekked a bit through out of pure inquisition. It was pretty cute, would have been cool to see up and running.
Hopefully I'll visit the park again soon because this park is really a great place to go and relax and forget your worries.

Hope you all get a chance to go yourself!

Any adventures you've gone on lately?

Take You Downtown to Chinatown

Sometimes the stresses of life really get to you and you find yourself yearning for that adventure of a day, or weekend, or hour, or minute. Well after tons of crazy hours and work and endless nights of writing philosophy papers and tedious French studies; I did just that. I went down-town to china-town, and a little bit of Brooklyn venture mixed in. My friend Jesse was nice enough to join me on my escapades as we ate lychee, watched some awesome street performers, witnessed a motorcycle accident (minor one, don't worry the dude was ok!) and enjoyed a dinner of chinese glory filled with pan fried noodles and buddha delight, we basked in the glory of what a relaxing weekend should be. Sometimes you need to just grab an iced chai and hit the road no GPS hand held map kinda style, grab a cup of bubble tea and dance in the subway, grab a cup of green tea and have conversations with strangers, or grab a bottle of water and be reminded of how hard it is to find a public restroom in New York. Never the less a great day is a great day and I cannot wait for more like it. This blog is inspiring me to go out more, do more and have fun. Join me?