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Refocusing and relaxing this weekend in Upstate New York

My friend Thomas, a copywriter from Germany, is on vacation in the US at the moment. He already arrived about 8 weeks ago and spend his first weeks with a part of his family in Margaretville (which is about 4 hours drive north from New York City) working on their farm.
Thomas came to visit me in New York three days ago. He planed to stay for a week but left after his first day in New York to go back to Margaretville. He just couldn't stand the hectic life and the people in the city. It was kind of weired to see him reacting that way on New York because he is usually not the sort of person who is pissed of in such a way.

My friend told me about this small town of Margaretville with it's 600 inhabitants, the life in it and on the countryside. He got used to this mentality and the nature there so much that he didn't want to loose the energy he build up in these last weeks by having to deal with the New York way of life.

Anyway, I decided to visit him this weekend to see for myself. Since I have only been to New York within the States I am very curious to see such a small town in the countryside. And I guess a little break from all my "duties" won't hurt. I'll use this weekend to relax, hang out with Thomas and I somehow want to sort and clear my mind again. Looking back on what I did in the last 2 and a half months. Kind of a stopover to make sure my focus and my goals are set in the right direction. Thinking about which goals I have for my last three and a half months here and how to achieve them. Man, I hope two days will be enough for that. ;-)

I'll take the Greyhound bus from the Port Authority Bus Terminal at 10:00 am and will arrive in Margaretville at about 01:30 pm. Let the rythm flow.

Posted by Martin Fuchs on July 8, 2005 10:09 PM