Top of the Rockefeller
Our project is composed of 5 different tracks: Inner-city (reaches out to inner-city youth and people experiencing homelessness), Epic (reaches out to Asian-American students), Bridges (reaches out to international students), Campus (reaches out to college campuses), and of course, our track, Art.
Today, we spent time all together and in intermixed smaller groups to explore NYC. My group wandered around Little Italy, China Town, and SoHo before meeting everyone at the Rockefeller Center to go to “the top of the Rock” and get a spectacular bird’s-eye view of the city weighing on our hearts.
Along with the other women on project, my roommate and I have a simple, yet comfortable room in Chelsea, from which, we can see the Empire State building! My roommate’s name is Anna Beth, and she is from North Carolina, along with many other people on project. She took me to the top of our building to see the beautiful cityscape lit up at night.
Although we just arrived, already I have experienced a glimpse of the sights, sounds, and smells that have inspired artists here for decades. From the intensifying gusts of wind that disturb the hot, stagnant subway air as the train approaches, to the historical landmarks written into thousands of songs and poems, being in the City has transformed my appreciation for the works that allude to it as the works increased my appreciation for the City!
