LA ✈ NY = UN

It was 7:00AM when Jet Blue flight 530 left Burbank on the 28th of May towards JFK. This was is it! I was finally flying to New York City for my 3 month fellowship at the United Nations.
During the flight I watched a great documentary about heavy metal (yes! I am a fan) and had a pleasant conversation with a couple from L.A. that, for some reason, kept insisting that I called their two "adorable" nieces in NY (they were undoubtedly orchestrating a blind date).
Landed in NY at 3:30PM and checked in the hotel an hour later. The hotel was situated right in the heart of Times Square which contributed to the "wow" factor of experiencing NY for the first time.