Day Two

Hey everyone! My name is Carrie Dittmer and I am going to be a sophomore this upcoming year at the Honors College at University of Arizona (Bear Down!). I will be entering Eller after the Fall Semester and plan to major in MIS and Marketing. I have lived in Tucson my entire life so New York City has been an entirely new and different experience for me.

At the start of the day our group met up at the Tenement Museum in the Lower East Side. Let me warn you, I could talk about the tour for hours! The building occupied 7,000 residents from 1863 to 1935, which is only a mere 72 years. The building is designed in a "five, four, three, two" layout which means five floors, four apartments on each floor, three tiny rooms in each apartment, and two toilets in the unlit hallway. As we walked through the apartments it amazed me how the 325 square foot space housed families of six people or more. Seeing the rooms in restored condition provided a better idea of how the characters in Bread Givers lived.

After the tour we were able to explore the city on our own and relax a little before we went to the theater and saw "The Trip to Bountiful" (a spectacular play, Sarah will tell you more about it). My group finished off the night with my favorite part: a stop at Magnolia Bakery! Now that we're back at the cozy Pod hotel we are all mentally preparing for the inevitable Fourth of July crowds we will face tomorrow.

Here are some pictures from adventures today:

In Front of the Tenement Museum

Bought matching roommate Rainbows flip flops

Red Velvet Cupcake - yum!