Kristi and I have arrived in New York City. We flew into JFK tonight, and we're staying at the Best Western in Jamaica, New York. It is just outside JFK. Of course, JFK is so huge, there is an incredible amount of territory "just outside" of it.
I had forgotten that "airport" is a contraction of two words "air" and "port". When I remember that, I view the port of air very differently. I remember to look and see and notice the incredible diversity of people, especially those whose native language is not English. During the 5-hour flight from Seattle, I sat next to a woman from India. She was flying into NYC to see her daughter.
Here at the Best Western, we rode with a family of four on the shuttle from JFK. I have no idea what language they were speaking, and Kristi did not recognize it either. We've both had some exposure to Europe, so we can at least recognize most languages. I'm thinking it might have been Greek or one of the Southern European languages. The father very much had a university professor look about him.
We'll take the train to Stony Brook tomorrow. Kristi's film - SOMETHING SPECIAL - shows before FORT MCCOY, which includes Camryn Manheim and Eric Stoltz in the cast. I'll let you know if either are here :)
If you know anyone near Stony Brook, let them know about the showing at 7 PM, on July 22, 2011.
Whenever I fly into an airport or new place, I try to view it with fresh eyes. I want to see how different parts of America are different than others. Sometimes, it's a lot of hard work. One giant airport is very much like another, anywhere in the world. JFK is different in one way - it is so huge, it actually has large tracks of concrete that have not been used in a long time. That was interesting - grass growing through the cracks and things.
I'll let you know how the train trip goes tomorrow :)
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