Her parents arrived on Wednesday and were introduced to the New York way of travel.
As each new chef receives their diploma, they are allowed to say a few words. Jenn battled her fear of public speaking and stood tall at the podium thanking everyone for a fantastic experience.
After the speech, she took pictures with Annemarie Colbin, founder of the school, and Jenny Matthau, president of the school.
and the instructor who autographed her copy of his cookbook.
Her face glowed all night long. Picture after picture, moment after moment, the months of hard work came together in one big, "I DID IT!".
There was one last thing for us to do. We took her parents through many of the tourist traps leading up to the one we were most excited about. Before we went, though, we stopped in Little Italy for food and Cannoli.
We are on our way to the highlight. The wind chill was below freezing, but we were not to be denied.
And then we were there.
We saved the best for last. I wanted to view New York from the top after I had lived it. It would be the final picture of the land where we played and called home for five months.
This picture shows where we spent most of our time. In the top left, is the Verrazano Bridge which was a mile from our apartment. At the top of the picture is the crane above one of the new WTC buildings, and off to the right is the Statue of Liberty. Down front is the Flatiron building, which was two blocks from The Natural Gourmet Institute.
A closer view of Flatiron and the area we got to know well.
Central Park looms large Uptown.
Closer to the building, Bryant Park skaters look like ants. Next to that, I reminisce on my time spent in the Library.
This is the view toward the Verrazano from the 102nd floor. All other pictures were taken from the 86th floor observatory. For most, the 86th is enough, but they let you go to the 102nd for an extra $15 per person. It was worth it.
Behind her is the city that let her dance.
One last display of the great city.
Proud parents enjoy a moment of their own.
From the bottom, it suddenly looked different. We could see the bars above the 86th floor and knew which room on the 102nd floor had people staring in awe at the many sights of the city.
People in New York say they wouldn't live anywhere else. Many from the Midwest have said they could never live there. I would have said that too. After experiencing both, I have to say I prefer the opportunity and happiness that awaits in the Midwest. But, like Ryan Adams once sang, "I'll always love you, New York."
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