My New York Adventure

Well, it wasn't exactly an adventure. It almost never is. I visited my family, and--ahh--visited some more family. I also went shopping a few times.

Did a lot of walking while shopping. Thank God the weather wasn't warm enough for people to be hanging out in the streets, doing nothing but harassing innocent by-passers. Really, that's what they do. Guys/men/drunks hanging out in street corners, smoking (and not just cigarettes), whistling at the ladies who walk by. Girls walk around half-naked, or half dressed--either way, by half--getting harassed.

One thing I've noticed in my last couple of trips up there is that my old neighborhood has been taken over.

Brooklyn has a lot of different demographic areas, which are divided or known by the following terms; Little Italy: a lot of Italian residents and business owners in a certain area; China Town or Little China: yes, you guessed it. Then, there's what used to be dominated by Dominicans (yours truly, by birth--NOW A PROUD AMERICAN CITIZEN), and Puerto Ricans (hubby), is now what I call Little Mexico.

The area where I grew up has been invaded by (hopefully) legal migrating Mexicans. They have lots of Mexican shops, food stands (you know--like the hot dog stand), small restaurants, and such. This is all fine and dandy by me. But sadly, it seems my people are simply in the way, so they just move on. They move away. I think they're all going to Florida, until they get in the way there.

One thing I have to admit is that mine are not very ambitious people. Dominicans and Puerto Ricans don't exactly go and take over any land. They merely occupy it. Asian and Mexican folks-- they'll quickly take over. I'm not saying either of these things are bad or good, I'm simply stating the seeming facts.

Well, soon I won't be making my frequent trips to NY, since my mom is moving down here. See what I mean, she's in the way and thus moving south.

Until next post--Whose Kid is it Anyway?
Aloha!!!