somehow the routine comes back. my average walking speed is almost back to the one i had three years ago. i buy cashew nuts. i go to the garden deli to grab a salad for lunch. nice. we decide to get a cleaning lady for the apartment, who will do a big cleaning session tomorrow. what a relief. i still have no cellphone. since i am a big apple fan, i guess everyone thinks i will buy one. but no. it’s just too expensive for what it has and i prefer waiting for the 2nd version. i decide to go …

the apartment is still messy and i am totally unhappy. when it comes to bathrooms i am super-sensitive. so i am happy to leave the apartment. i want to move into a new apartment and already spent hours on craigslist. i am a little depressed about my first days. the apartment is totally not what i expected, i am still tired from moving and somehow i am afraid of not havin too many friends in nyc anymore. most of them moved back to their home countries. but let’s see how everything will turn out. the harmonika-guy in the subway tunnel …

since my roommate seems to get up very very early i have no problem with oversleeping the first day (i have no cellphone and no alarm clock). i take a quick shower in my not so nice bathroom and leave the house. not sure what to expect on my first working day. i know firstborn but there will be a lot new people… the walk to the subway is only three blocks. very convenient. and i don’t have to change trains. i get off time square and walk through my familiar tunnel which connects times square with the eight avenue …