That's right, I've started my third summer blog. Sure, I may not be traveling abroad, for the first time in years; I may not be doing something unconventional, like, I don't know, studying Chinese in Beijing or looking at stars in Santiago; I may not even be dependent on Yale funding for survival (gasp!). But consider this: I will be living (alone) in a huge city that is completely foreign (at least to me), working in an industry to which I have almost zero prior exposure. On top of that, this will be the first time I don't return home to LA to touch base with friends and family before embarking on my summer adventures. So it's very possible that I'll learn some tough/important life lessons in the next couple months, and I'd like to have a place to reflect on them, thank you very much.
Anyway, now that I'm done arguing with imaginary naysayers, on to content that is actually useful. This summer, starting next week, I will be interning in the Structured Finance division of ING Capital (specifically within the Investment Industry Group, serving institutions like hedge funds, investment banks, and the like). Through the generosity of my friend Hisashi and his parents, I'll be living in a studio in Greenwich Village, deep within the heart of Lower Manhattan and home of the 1950s Beat movement. Most importantly, I will be learning real-life, everyday survival skills--from the obvious (where to do laundry), to the not-so-obvious (what ingredients to buy for healthy and sustainable cooking), to the downright obscure (how to maintain a social life while working day and night). If all goes well this summer, I should be able to enter senior year with confidence in both my ability to live on my own and my competence in the finance profession. Oh, and hopefully a few great memories as well.
Finally, a couple side notes. As everyone knows, the scientific name of the apple is Malus domestica. So bigmdomestica is--you guessed it--a pun on New York City's most ubiquitous nickname: the Big Apple. And yes, angeleno is the technical term for a person from Los Angeles. Just in case you were wondering.
More to come after I move in. How exciting!
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Reflections of an Angeleno interning in the City That Never Sleeps
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New York City is not the city that never sleeps, it's the city that passes out after one shot too many.
ReplyDeleteThis popped up on my fb newsfeed. I'm not sure about laundry in your corner of the city, but as far as food goes: 老正兴 (Yeah Shanghai). It looks like terrible take out from the outside, but the 小笼包 are quite fantastic. You'll get good service if you speak Chinese :-)
ReplyDeleteIMHO, Joe's Shanghai is over-rated.
On a side note, Chinatown is quite excellent for groceries. Venture to the East Broadway end (mostly Fujianese part) for better prices, fewer tourists, and people who speak Mandarin.