New York PE meetup, Dec 28, 2011
The NYC meetup went ahead as planned, and it was a lovely meetup! A *BIG* thank you to everyone who turned up! ;)
As opposed to the past meetups in London, this time we had a cosy gathering of 8 people, which allowed for more personal discussions. :D Despite it being arranged at the last minute (only 3 days before the meetup), plus on New Year’s Eve to boot leaving most people unavailable, it was a very positive turnout! Our group was pretty diverse, with people from New Jersey, Washington DC, Spain – and even as far as from Hong Kong!! Below are some pictures I took for the day.
We met at Angelica’s Kitchen, a popular vegan restaurant in downtown Manhattan
Interior of the restaurant
Everyone settling down
Deep in discussion
Sandy and Camille – International exchange students from Hong Kong!
Dillon and Meredith, who took the bus from DC all the way to NYC (4+ hour ride!). Dearest Meredith provided me with a place to stay and was such a fantastic host to me while I was in DC in Nov. Thank you so much once again, Meredith! :D
Lena (from Spain), Jodi and Dan!
Me, Sandy and Camille
Recent PE reader Sandy was so sweet to get me a gift, and a very thoughtful one, at that! A bottle of maple syrup (see below). This maple syrup will come in very handy as a condiment for my food. Thank you so much, dear Sandy! ♥♥
Pure Maple Syrup, premium product by Gould Farm, a non-profit organization for people with mental illnesses.
Dillon, Meredith and Me
Final group shot – Lena, Jodi, Dan and Me
All of us hung out for a couple of hours, had a great time getting to know each other better, before exchanging contacts and setting off for the evening for our individual countdowns to 2012.
Sandy and Camille headed to Times Square; Lena, Jodi and Dan headed for the church; Meredith and Dillon hung out around downtown Manhattan, while I went to Brooklyn for a friend’s house party, before finally counting down with my friends on the Brooklyn Bridge and getting to see some exciting fireworks. ;)
View of the Manhattan skyline from the Brooklyn Bridge, plus fireworks from the countdown ;) (presumably at Times Square)
It’s now Jan 1, 2012 (Jan 2 as of the time of writing). Here’s to an *EXCITING* 2012 everyone! :D NYC has been an amazing city, but I guess it’s now time to move on to the next destination in my travels. Next up – Los Angeles! Hope to have a meetup too while I’m there? See you guys soon! ;)
Update Jan 15, 2012: I’ve since arrived in LA and conducted a Los Angeles Meetup! Read: PE Los Angeles Meetup (Jan 14, 2012) – Pictures and Afterthought!
(Images: Personal Excellence)
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Fantastic – bet the energy around that table was awesome..
so where are you having your next meet-up.., Madrid?
Possibly LA, as mentioned in the post. :D It won’t be Madrid, since I’m not planning to (re)visit Europe anytime soon. I spent over 5 months there before I came to US, and at this point I’d be more interested to visit new continents/new places before I return to any past destinations.
how its possible dear ..?? you have to explain it as you have visited it.. anyhow i m waiting your positive response.. :heart: :heart: :heart:
I have never visited LA – Not sure what you’re referring to. Happy 2012. :D
so nice these are …….. i want to meet you. i hope you will never mind it and reply me soon.
thanks
regards
Nauman Ahmad :heart: :heart:
Celes, this was such a wonderful day for me and I feel so happy to finally have met you. I loved speaking with everyone around our little table! Lina, Dan and I enjoyed ourselves with all of you immensely and I hope you have smooth sailing for the rest of your adventures in the US and elsewhere!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much, Jodi, and thank you so much for taking time to come to the meet-up! You’re such a wonderful ball of energy, truly! I enjoyed all your company immensely. Here’s to a wonderful 2012 ahead for both of us, and hope to meet you at some point in the future when I return to NYC! :D
Dear Celes,
I am new to your site but loving all the positive collective interaction with everyone.
Missed the NY meet up, hope you are scheduling another. Please let me know.
Wishing everyone a positive healthy happy 2012…
Hey barbara, I’m sorry you missed the meet-up. Unfortunately that will be the first and last meet-up I’ll be having in NY as I’m leaving for LA already. Hope to see you at some point in a separate meet-up in the future though. And hope you had a wonderful NY Eve celebration! :D
Daaaam, I missed out :(
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