Dad and I are going up to NYC tomorrow morning on the Amtrak, and I can hardly believe I'm finally going! I had to laugh, talking with my friend (who lives in the house right behind the house where I'll be living in the Bronx) about it. He said, "oh, you're bringing your dad with you? he might want to take you right home when he sees our neighborhood!" Yikes. But owing either to being naive or just brave, I'm not that worried about the neighborhood. I'll have friends nearby who grew up there, some friends who will be new there as well (including Rachel and Noah, yay!), and I'm more than excited about the classes I'll be taking, enough not to worry too much about the rest.