Some of the same thoughts crossed my mind as I sat down to write this post. I am absolutely exhausted!!!!! This semester has been the most stressful and difficult few months of my entire life. I had so much work I needed to get done over break that I just shut down and did none of it. Had it been someone else who demanded that we start sticking to deadlines for this tutorial, and not myself, I would not have sat down to write this now. I am unsure of how I will be able to get my work done before the semester ends. Clearly, you feel that the city is a huge cause of your exhaustion. I feel that way too. This city has a way of draining the energy out of even someone as hyper as myself. However, I feel differently than you. While your now considering leaving, I am coming to the realization that I can never leave. I think it is fair to say that right now I am feeling far more miserable than I thought I ever would in college. I haven't felt this way since junior year of high school. And, I never thought i could feel it here! But, what worries me most is the thought of leaving the city behind. I would rather bear the misery I feel now for the rest of my life then be back in Connecticut living a calmer life.
Our emotions now should definitely be considered for this course because they reveal the emotions of every New Yorker before us. This city has a way of drawing people in no matter how hard on them it might be. And, it can also push people away! It is absolutely a bizarre phenomenon and one that makes this place so unique!
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