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After traveling 2 days, Beth and I finally made it New York City. We arrived early in the morning and we made our way via bus from the airport. We booked our accommodations when we were in Brazil, but unfortunately, in our whirlwind packing frenzy, we forgot to write down the address. We had the bus just drop us off around 94th street, and finally figured out we should have been on 73rd street to try and find one of the New York Luxury hotels that had our reservations. We eventually found our hotel by mid-morning and our room was ready and waiting for us! We really needed a hot shower, but decided to make most of the little time we have here and took advantage of the hotels hair salon. I’ll just say this, it was heaven, especially after 3 months of traveling in dusty Africa and humid Brazil.

It was supposed to be extremely cold while we were here, but we’ve been pleasantly treated to a warm spell. So, we decided it was a perfect time to see Central Park for lunch. We weren’t alone in our thinking, it seemed all of New York was out at the park. The trees were beginning to turn, so it made our stroll through the park magical. We noticed that almost everyone in the park had a dog. We had a hard time imagining how these dogs live in those small flats or apartments with no yards. Later, is when we noticed why there are tons of doggy day care centers and doggy walkers.

It was a treat for us to order a cup of coffee and a cheap bagel near the park. We’ve also noticed it’s hard to stay on a budget in New York, there’s just so much to see and do in this vastly diverse city. The bagel only managed to wet our appetite, so we went in search of a Vietnamese restaurant, but not before we headed back to our hotel and changed into our newly made Vietnamese dresses. We knew we might seem silly, wearing a Vietnamese dress to a Vietnamese restaurant, but when we arrived at the restaurant, we were greeted with warm smiles and attentive service.

We went over budget by splurging on tickets to see ‘The Lion King’ on Broadway. We couldn’t help but want to experience a little bit more of Africa, but this time without the dust. We were so happy we busted our budget, the musical was absolutely awesome. The performances were outstanding and we were enthralled with every moment. We highly recommend seeing this musical if your in New York.

That’s all we had time for really, because it was time to catch our flight back home to Georgia. I personally feel, after being abroad, that there’s no place like America, it truly is a wonderful country, and now that I’ve experienced it, there’s nothing like New York City. It’s a fantastic place.

Serena Williams has been known to wear the same pair of socks throughout an entire tennis tournament.  Will she do this alleged habit/superstition of her for the Australian Open Tennis Championship this year?  Probably, as all players have kooky little pre game and post game rituals that they indulge in.  They will no doubt be fashionable since she has her clothing line now that she designs for.

In fact, fashion (she used to have a line with Puma but switched over to Mike with whom she is currently with) among other things (she has had brief acting stints on shows like Law and Order and in music videos too), such as the money from copious advertisements and fame, were said to be at the root cause of her failure in her match against Madison Keys.  Though it was simply an exhibition game, in addition to her John McEnroe meltdown at the U.S. Open in 2009 over a foot fault in which she physically threatened a judge, some of her former fans have become less enamored of her lately.

However, she is still the number one women’s player in tennis.  She also has two gold medals to put on her credentials, and has won more money than current female players till active in the game.  Perhaps most importantly is that she is a role model for African American girls and the kind of success they can have through focus and hard work.

She plays a high-risk game, staying close to the baseline, and has great volleys, the kind of which her opponents cannot duplicate.  Her sister, Venus, has provided her with a great kind of rivalry that has pushed her onto the higher accomplishments and greater feats.  Perhaps her saavy business sense for fashion and copious deals with companies for advertising is not necessarily a fault showing that she is stretched too things, but a strength showing how far a woman can go and be a success—and in several different ventures.  However, she better show better behavior this year at the Australian Open if she wants to coninue to be a good role model and popular with the crowds.