During this trip to NYC and my further travels these past two weeks I’ve taken trains in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, I've taken the New York and Boston subway.  Today I took the Chinatown Bus (Fung Wah, I recommend it), and yesterday I took the NYC Bus.  In two days on my trip from Boston back to Villanova I will be taking Amtrak (which I have never taken before).

I love public transportation.  I love watching other people on their travels (though, it is embarrassing when I accidentally make eye-contact).  I feel connected to the place I live (even if only for two weeks) and with the people there.  Traveling on my own I have found somewhat alienating.  This is what I felt CSocD-45 was like for me.  I got to connect with different people from all over the world.  Some of my favorite people are Bettina, from the European Youth Forum, Claudia, the youth delegate from Switzerland, and Mike, the youth delegate from Tanzania.  

Despite how slowly everything happens at the UN, it is one place where people can come to talk from all over the world on issues that affect all of us. Yours in Sustainability,

Julia