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Tuesday, March 08, 2011

NYFW x MAO INTERNSHIP

I applied for an internship position at MAO PR in New York City not really knowing whether or not they would accept my application. A few days go by and the next thing you know I’m doing phone interviews and getting my NYFW (New York Fashion Week) schedule sent to me! Everything was happening so fast… but I loved it!

On my first day in New York I decided that I should get familiar with my new route to work as the last thing I wanted was to be late. So, I get dressed in some casual attire and set off on my transit journey. It took me about half an hour to get from my home in Spanish Harlem to the busy streets of Manhattan which was perfect. (A huge upgrade from my 2 hour commute from my home in Brampton to my workplace Downtown Toronto!)

So I’m standing on the cobble stone street admiring the scenery, Alexander McQueen store at my back and DVF on my right. I was in fashion heaven! I decided to go up to my office and introduce myself and I definitely was not prepared for what was going to happen next…

Monster in the Subway

Now I'm usually not much of a subway person... The smell, the germs and the fact that its hot as hell down there are complete turn offs. But in order to really get a feel for NYC we decided to get it in! So were walking down into the subway to catch the train and we hear this loud and thunderous booming noise. Now im getting a little freaked out and im just about ready to turn around and just walk the rest of the way in my heels! We decide to thug it out and keep going. My heart starts beating like crazy as we turn the corner to approach the platform. We hang a left and this is what we saw...

Surprisingly, the New York subways were pretty clean and and let's just say we witnessed some very interesting characters down there. I loved every moment of it! Here's some more from our subway adventures.