Meagan CP#10

Yesterday evening, I talked to Nishimura-san via Facebook. We've exchanged messages a few times these past couple weeks about our plans in NY and FL. He was originally supposed to go to Texas and visit all of the major cities and then see a Texas Rangers (Texas' baseball team) game at the ballpark in Arlington, TX. Then, he found out his friend who was driving had to cancel suddenly, so he decided that it would be easier to travel with some other friends to south Florida.  He ended up visiting Miami for a few days and going to Downtown and South Beach.  He liked how everything was metropolitan with large buildings and stores, but was simultaneously open and spacious with waterfronts, beaches, and sports complexes.  The winner of the trip was checking out the Heat stadium and taking photos of the huge complex it sits on.  I shared my similar experience in NY and how like Miami, it is very huge, very busy, and very metropolitan, except for the beaches and sports complexes. Those are located at extreme ends of the city and require at least two and a half hour commute to get there.  Nishimura-san has been to New York as well and loved visiting the city, especially the Metropolitan Museum and Times Square. He did a lot of shopping there as well as SoHo. SoHo is my favorite area in the city as well (along with East Village and Brooklyn), but I expressed my concern at how expensive everything had gotten.  When he came, he was able to find good deals on most clothing. This year it has been outrageous; basic underwear and socks are sold at $20! However, we've both been having a swell time traveling our cities and have made plans for our usual Starbucks meeting this week once I come back home to Tallahassee.