Excerpts from a weekend in New York...
The United Nations Building, Wall Street, the Empire State Building, Time Square, the 9-11 Memorial, the Statue of Liberty, the Central Park and other iconic New York destinations.
It was very interesting to see Wall Street. Being a business major this is the center of our industry. A great number of business transactions happen every day which affect the whole world. As China continues to develop we will surely look to NYC as an example.
On the second day in NYC, we went to see the Statue of Liberty. We left the hotel very early in the morning to beat the lines; unfortunately there were several hundred tourists with the same idea. After a short wait, we boarded a double-decker ferry which took us to the island. The top deck of the ferry had a spectacular view of Manhattan. That view continued to improve as we got closer to the Statue of Liberty. Up close, the statue and island were far more beautiful than what had expected. We spent a lot of time on the island exploring and taking pictures.
Out of all the attractions Time Square was the most fun and where we spent most our time, wandering through the busy streets. I got a strange feeling, even though I was thousands of miles away from home, I felt like I was in the streets of Shanghai. All the people going about their business and the bright lights reminded me of home. Although maybe Shanghai is much more crowded and there are significant cultural differences, I realized that they are in some ways the same. I enjoyed seeing the horses in the city. There were mounted policemen protecting the city and horse-drawn carriage rides for entertainment. Fortunately we were safe and no one forgot their keys.
Submitted by, SMU Cadet Huang Yixin, “Matthew”
Glad you had fun!
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