New York City- Manhattan
Return to New York
A Nautical Journey of Personal Liberty
📅 July 14, 2012
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Back to the Harbor
Where I Docked Two Months Ago
Headed back to New York, where I docked two months ago.
The familiar harbor beckons with memories of previous adventures and new discoveries waiting.
Personal NYC Memories - 2012
The Dock - Portal to the Big Apple
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Expat's Return
Coming to America on a Disney Cruise
🏰 Arriving as an Expat via Disney Magic 🏰
I came to America last week as an expat. You know, on a Disney cruise ship, through the Statue of Liberty.
And I saw that skyline, not just as a representation of steel and concrete and glass,
but as really the bedrock of the American Dream.
The perspective of seeing New York from the water, approaching as our ancestors did,
transforms the entire experience into something profound and deeply personal.
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Personal Liberty
The Statue of My Personal Liberty
🗽 Liberty's Torch to the World 🗽
It has become the statue of my personal liberty. We don't call it the statue of immigration,
we call it the statue of liberty. She is carrying the torch of liberty from the USA to the rest of the world.
Ed Reif with Lady Liberty - Symbol of Personal Freedom
The skyline represents more than architecture—it embodies the dreams, aspirations, and possibilities
that drew millions to these shores seeking their own version of liberty and opportunity.
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Complete Journey
2012 New York Trip Reports
📖 Complete NYC Adventure Collection 📖
Wall Street - You Have Just Been Shot
Manhattan Project - NY is The Bomb
Unique New York - All You Need Is Britto
NYC - Notes From The Underground
A comprehensive collection of experiences, observations, and adventures from the 2012 New York expedition.
Each report captures a different facet of the city that never sleeps.