The Big Apple Life

Hi there,  So .. I decided to do this blog in English for two Reasons; Firstly: I mostly use an American keyboard and therefore would not be able to use the beautiful Swedish letters and secondly: Honestly, after being abroad for over 4 years my Swedish grammar SUCKS haha. My beautiful city <3  So after having had my parents here for a few days I realized that there is so much to speak about and show in this wonderfully exciting city, which is why I want to share it with you. After having been here for a couple of months now I have already seen and done so much more than I could ever have imagined, which is why there is so much to write about. I guess this is when I should introduce myself. Therefore, I am going conducted a One on One interview with myself (not self absorbed at all). Here it goes;  1. Who the hell are you?  My name is Maddie (Maddy, Madde, Maddis, Tuttsiepie whichever you want, just not Madelene - only my parents call me that when they are REALLY fed up with me lol), I arrived in NYC in January after graduating from university in Switzerland where I studied Hospitality Management. Currently I am doing a management training in a hotel where i pretty much learn about the whole organization and of course to gain more experience before I, most likely, continue with a masters. Aside from NY I have lived in Stockholm (where I was born and raised), Milan, Barcelona, Portland, Switzerland and Munich. I love love  LOVE  to experience new places and when i'm asked to go somewhere it's very rare that you will find me saying no (unless I have prior commitments of course). I'm pretty much like Jim Carrey in the YES Man haha, which ultimately has landed me in some pretty interesting places and situations sometimes. My Kenyan boyfriend just joined me here in the city after graduating from the same university, half a year later.. hehe We just moved to Brooklyn, which has enabled me to better experience this side of NY, which by the way is amazing.  2. I know you are a foodie, but what is your absolute favorite food?  Yeah, I know it's a boring question but I'm seriously obsessed with food. I can sit and search for hours where to go for lunch on an average Tuesday. This is one of the reasons I am also called the concierge of the family. Ok so, the food.. Artichooookes, by far my favorite thing in the world. Pickles score quite high on the list as I will always choose pickles as snacks for movies rather than chips or candy (if it's NOT salty liquorice of course). This is probably my Jewish side talking. When it comes to cuisines my top three favorites are Mexican (guacamole god), Peruvian and of course Italian (Italian side speaking here).  3. Is there anything you do not like?  Blood! I have a phobia for blood and tend to faint as soon as I see it on others, which can be quite inconvenient at times as you can imagine. Urrgghhh... I also can not stand when people are incapable of fastening their seat-belt, it can't be so difficult to simply clip the buckle in.. it's so frustrating and makes me anxious. Lastly, I really hate going out to eat and being met by a disappointing meal. Like I mentioned earlier I can spend hours searching for the perfect place so when I dine and they disappoint... ulala so frustrating! haha  A couple of days ago when my boyfriend and I went to our first baseball game.. Quite boring to be honest haha.  Me and my Kenyan <3 So that was a bit longer then I had planned.. haha. I tend to get a little carried away sometimes but I promise to keep it as short and sweet as possible. I am excited about this and we will have so much fun together,we'll have the best freadership (reading friendship). haha Hey hey until next time!