nyc day two: stumbling in the subway

forever21 dress / forever21 leather jacket / forever21 wedges / asos polkadot bodysuit

last night i cuddled into a ball whilst poking my head underneath the covers in order to keep my body heat concealed. it was so cold. i didn't think everything through when i packed for new york city. i imagined sundresses, vintage shades and giant hats, NOT trench coasts, umbrellas and cloudy skies. no sweat pants, no sweatshirt. i am going to freeze. 

from orientation in a giant gothic cathedral to taking a  (surprisingly clean) subway train to times square, (where my fashion design course waits around the corner!), i have slowly begun to accept and welcome this city. honestly, it will only be a short time until i am wishing, hoping and begging to actually move here. 

first day of class: walking into my parsons class was intimidating. i pictured gagas, lagerfelds and baby mqueens all sitting around tables judging me through half tinted lennon round-rimmed sunglasses.  i walked to my classroom, passing sewing mannequins, sewing machines and fabrics falling off tables.  i was scared to say the least. but i soon realized, everyone else was too. walked into class being pleasantly greeted with a girl wearing uggs and a pony tail. frankly i was just happy no one came in wearing a meat suit or  arriving in an egg. our teacher walked in balancing bags of markers, charcoal pencils and sketch paper. she was so excited and so vibrant. slowly already falling in love with her. her thick accent prompted us to introduce ourselves. i quickly learned a college student from the midwest wouldn't be the farthest in the pack from nyc. girls from california, toronto, new mexico, new jersey, florida, singapore, scottland, london, italy, australia... the list could go on forever slowly started to introduce themselves.  

this is one of the larger impacts on me from this program. the depth and the distance of the different places these people come from. everyone is from a different area. everyone is from a different background and school. everyone is learning something else, but we all have one thing in common; art. 

first day of classes down! going out to dinner with the girls tonight.