new york skyline

When I was a little girl in grade school, my teacher gave us an assignment where we had to keep a pen pal for the whole year. My pen pal's name was Anna and she lived in New York City. I was so excited, as I had only heard stories and seen a few pictures of New York City. The second letter that she sent to me had a picture in it that she had taken herself and it was of the New York skyline. I fell in love with the place right away and would dream about seeing the New York skyline for myself from that day on, until recently when my dream came true.

I was finally able to go to New York and as we flew in over the New York skyline, it was what I had always imagined, only more. One of the most exciting things about my visit was that I was actually going to see my pen pal Anna from grade school. We have always stayed in touch since our first letter, so I got to see the city from her point of view. It was a life changing experience and I really feel that I could wake up to see the New York skyline every day. Hopefully my next trip to New York will be a moving venture!