Traveler: Flat Stanley

After your first year living in NYC it's rare that you want to do anything "Toursity" - Times Square, the Empire State Building, Brooklyn Bridge, and sometimes.....just sometimes Central Park become more of a production than actually helping.... in fact, these places just Piss you off. i find i only visit these spots with an out of town friend, family, or perhaps for a special occasion. it's not about being a "Jaded" NY'r, but rather knowing that these places become hurdles when you're in a hurry, and esp. when they just can't be dodged while on foot - i can think of a million times i had to walk through Times Square to catch a bus to Newark, or fighting the crowds to see the Christmas Tree, or even the window displays at Bergdorf's.

This week we got asked if we wanted to partake in a "Flat Stanley" project from two different Kindergarten children - one from Texas, and one from Alabama. In case you are not aware of Flat Stanley, he is a small guy that is usually decorated by the child and sent out in the mail with a list of instructions. You must take this little guy with you for a week and take pictures of him doing special little things, trips, etc. and keep a journal of his travels. You then send the guy back to the owner along with pics and the journal and they create a project and share with the class everywhere he has been - Of course your goal is to come up with the BEST travel to out do everyone else. So this week we are taking two Stanley's out on the town and i can hardly wait to share with you where they have been..... be on the look out for our journal.