By Thomas Arnow — Touchdown at JFK was at 6 am, which was the first time I have ever been to or departed from the airport, even with its proximity to Hofstra. A subway ride and nap at a friend’s house later, and it was check-in time! The Fashion Institute of Technology’s dorms, where we…

By Eleni Kothesakis — This morning I woke up bright and early with excitement and nerves (mostly because I hadn’t started packing yet). The day had finally arrived for the Hofstra in NYC trip and I was more than pumped. There is nothing better than living in the city, hanging out with cool people, and…

By Annemarie LePard — I passed through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, through the sea of swirly twirly gum drops, and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel. Actually, I am confusing my travels to the Big Apple with the adventures of Buddy the Elf. My experience to New York City for…

by Amanda Coyne — The first day of our ambitious trip was filled with great sites, beautiful scenery, and lots of stairs. After settling into our home for the next week, the group headed over to the Vessel, a recently-built structure in Hudson Yards. While the hike up the massive landmark was a workout, the…

by Annalisa Pena — Day one of Hofstra in NYC was a great way to ease into the packed schedule coming up! We got settled in the FIT dorms and grabbed some coffee to start our days (a necessity for me!). FIT is in a nice area smack in the middle of food, coffee shops…

By Melanie Clark — Today we arrived in NYC for the first day of our trip. We started exploring right away. The first thing we did as a group was go to The Vessel in Hudson Yards and then we walked across the High Line. After walking through Chelsea Market we met two Hofstra alumni…

by Olivia Sottile — The week-long trip in NYC kicked off with a walk around the Chelsea area, including the newly-built Vessel and the High Line. The itinerary for our week is filled with names of people we will be meeting throughout the week, and the first two professionals we met were Hofstra alumni working…

By Danielle Feldman — Today was the first day of our trip! We started off with a walk to Hudson Yards to take a walk up the Vessel. This was my first time here but it was definitely a sight to see. After that we took a walk on the High Line, and headed to…

By Tulsi Jipp — We finally made it. Today was the first day in NYC. We arrived here midday, and we had a couple of hours to get settled in before we headed to the Vessel in Hudson Yards. We had time to walk around and climb to the top of the Vessel to get…

By: Max Sacco — Day 1 of the Hofstra in NYC trip has ended and man what a day it has been. The day started like any other when I got up this morning to catch the 9:30 train into the city. After making it to Penn Station and subsequent walk to the FIT dorms,…