The Embassy Suites

I love this city.  Anyone who knows me knows when I say that, I'm talking about New York.  I'm in the Embassy Suites downtown in Battery Park City near the World Financial Center.  As the name implies, the room is a suite that's probably bigger than my apartment.  The 5th floor walkway near my room faces the Hudson, and the activity outside is inspiring.  I've noticed this in past years...I am much more apt to exercise here because there are so many more people doing it.  In fairness to the Vineyard, it was just coming into its prime when I left, but there's something special about a walking city that makes you want to be part of it.  When I first moved to NYC 8 1/2 years ago, I wanted to get involved in the city.  I feel that again very strongly now.  It concerns me that I wasn't able to get involved with people on Martha's Vineyard, so we'll see.

There was a walk this morning on the Promenade along the Hudson for research on Liver disease.  I wonder if that's a way to get involved.  There are tons of walks in the city.  If I get involved in even 25% of them, I'd be walking all the time, and I'd be involved and meet people.  That's what I'm thinking of, anyway.