New York! New York!!!!

New York has always been my dream city, not only because the famous TV show "Gossip Girl" but the song "empire state of mind" as well. There are so many things that you may hear or see about NY through the mass media and internet, no matter which country you are coming from. NY has always been in the spotlight of the world. So, how can I miss such a fantastic place if I'm studying and living in U.S.?
Luckily, Philadelphia is quite near to NY. It only takes about 2 hours' drive from Philly to NY.  And it's really convenient for Penn students to go to NY because you can take bus at the 30th street station, which is only about 15 minutes' walk from the campus, and if you plan your itinerary and  book the ticket very early, the fare could be as cheap as 1 dollar per seat.
Last weekend, I took the bus and went to NY myself and meet my friends there.

New York is quite like what i have imagined: skyscrapers, people, cars, shopping malls, etc. and since my time is really limited, i haven't got chance to see those travel spots yet. But I can already feel the spirit of this "empire state".

(People say that NY is not so "NY" if there is no yellow cars running on the street.)

I know that NY might be a very ideal place to work for many students, me too. If i have chance to work in NY, I will definitely take it. However, many of my friends who live in NY for more than 1 year have told me that the living pressure is really high in NY compared to other cities. You may get a very good job with high pay, but still, the working pressure, living pressure would be big. So, i can only say, you have to pay to get what you want. Everything has its price. 

I wanna quote the lyrics from "empire state of mind" to end this post：

In New York,
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,
There's nothing you can't do,
Now you're in New York,
these streets will make you feel brand new,
the lights will inspire you,

Let's hear it form NY, NY, NY!!