So now I'm writing from Wayne's computer in NYC. It's morning and I have nothing to do until 12:45, when I'm meeting with the Stony Brook cello professor at Alice Tully Hall, and I can't practice, since his two roommates are still ostensibly asleep. I'm definitely already catching glimpses of what people love about this city, despite having seen very little of it as of yet (it was very dark and cloudy when I drove in last night). We were out at 10:45, having just finished practicing for a while over at Mannes, and the streets were still so busy, with so many folks out manning fruit stands and newspaper stands and whatnot. So different from Rochester, and definitely quite different from even Madison, where the downtown only really comes alive on Friday and Saturday nights. It's very cold and windy outside, so it's unlikely that I'll be wandering around much, outside of going from Juilliard to Mannes and then back here. And then I'll be leaving at 6:30 or so to drive to Boston; really just a quick stop and then gone. Which is fine, since I'll have to be back for auditions.
I'm thinking I'll be in Rochester Sunday evening, and staying all day Monday, and leaving after lunch on Tuesday; at least that's what Im planning as of now. We'll see if it actually works out that way.