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Paola… Lost in New York City

A girl from a small town in Haiti leaving her mark in the big city.

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Monthly Archives: June 2009

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To Bernadette, with love

June 19, 2009 by findingpaola

Random thought: You know this little feeling you get ?  Just that little happy feeling you get from drinking alcohol not enough to make you drunk, but enough for a little rush? Like you’re floating above it all, and everything at the moment feels… perfect? That’s the little feeling I’ve been getting lately without having to drink. Envious? Bernadette chérie , I remember you so clearly.  You came every other Friday to empty out our laundry baskets. You would tie […]

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Music, New York, and booze

June 15, 2009 by findingpaola

Random thought: Love: Refreshing smell of trees after it rains. Hate: Repulsive sight of dogshit after it rains…or even when it doesn’t rain. I paraded the streets of Manhattan until everything became a blur. A blur of exploding colors,  crazy looking gladiator styled sandals, men in tight pants, police sirens, stylish hats, movie crew, skateboarders, long flowing spring dresses, and a little bit of cold rain to top it off. That blur was not a result of excessive alcohol consumption, […]

Categories: My NYC Adventures, NYC Nightlife, Sweet, Sweet Memories

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Umbrella

Passion, confusion, umbrella.

June 12, 2009 by findingpaola

Around 9:45 PM, I made my way to table 13 to clean up what had remained of the main course I served half an hour before. It was another rainy Thursday night at Moustache. No more lines of people outside; things were finally settling down. “How’s everything going? May I get you some coffee? Dessert? Or are you all set?” I asked with a false but very convincing smile. That smile… Something I learned to master a longggg time ago. […]

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Gorgeous view of the GW Bridge by where I live.

Hisbiscus, always…

June 11, 2009 by findingpaola

Every weekday morning when I wake up, whether I want to or not, I go to work. It’s official, I am a real adult! You know the kind who pays the bills, goes to work, and somewhat leads a monotonous life? That kind of life is exactly what I was trying to avoid after graduating college.  However, given my financial status and the country’s economic downfall, I was not able to do what I dreamed of. I did not want […]

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One of the most memorable nights in NYC...

Deep breath.

June 9, 2009 by findingpaola

A few weeks ago, my mother said to me in Kreyol, “Mwen pa konnen ki sa ou t’ap fè si nou pat janm vi’n na peyi saa.” (I’m not sure what you would do if we never came to this country.) She called me while I was at work,  and we were having one of our usual mother-daughter conversations. I would ask her how she was doing,  she would respond in the same manner she always had.  Then, she would […]

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