Home: New York room with a view
Katya and Ruslan came to rendez-vous in New York.
They went onward to celebrate their anniversary in Ocean City MD.
Patrick came to New York on a family mission.
He is Ugandan and studied in Bangalore and the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, University of San Diego.
He has a special interest in conflict resolution, management of the aftermath of conflicts, and microfinance as a tool for economic development.
Xar Adelberg plays upright bass with Ameranouche - Gypsy Jazz Power Trio .
She came from Maine to play a gig at at the 68 Jay St. Bar, Brooklyn (Ameranouche at the 68 Jay St. Bar, Brooklyn NY, 2010 29 May).
Edward Lynden-Bell came from Wellington, New Zealand, for family visits and for film-related meetings in New York.
He is a writer and the director of The Last Great Snail Chase.
Chyskyyrai, singer and actress and composer from Sakha (Yakutia) in Russia, came to attend the United Nations Ninth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
Email her at mailto: chyskyyrai@mail.ru.
Hear her sing ‘An old woman awakes and remembers...’ and other performances at (http://maint.com/SiberiaBAMLena/Chyskyyrai/).
Bjørn came from Norway to New York to work on a performance piece on Knut Hamsun.
He brought his own bicycle and assembled it on site.
Marina, Cristina, and Elena, ‘Le Tre Streghe’, came from Milan to celebrate Christmas and New Year.
They brought laughter, culture, and their own Parmesan cheese, and took away shopping.
Mike Parsons and Julii McMillan, Toronto artists, came to New York to see art and the city and to scout locations.
See http://www.heyapathy-comics-art.com for Mike Parsons’s ongoing artistic investigation into the metropolis, people, monsters, and the mechanics of being.
Kathleen came to run in the New York City Marathon.
(NewYorkRoomwithaView is a short hop from the starting line.)
Nikolai and Tamara came with grandson Nik from Moscow to see New York. They saw everything, including Brighton Beach.
Antonio came from Arkansas and Flavia came from Pisa to spend Christmas together in New York.
Flavia made a jam tart every morning!
Elena Giannotti, Dance Artist, came to New York to take part in Movement Research’s Fall Festival 2008 (www.movementresearch.org) with group improvisations at Danspace Project. See her at www.jadecnaren.org.
Ken came to visit old friends.
Ken is an actor, poet, and puppeteer.
Athol came from Australia on business, and with Jacinta showed Owen New York.
(And Disneyworld.)
Athol (like me) recommends Siberian BAM Guide - rail, rivers, and road / Includes North-East Russia’s Siberian BAM Railway, Lena River & Kolyma Highway.
Andreas came from Berlin with Britta and baby Wanda to run in the New York City Marathon and to see the city. Wanda loves the big city!
Linda and John arrived by train and left by ship.
And saw lots of museums in between. Walked far, ate well.
Adventurous travellers...
Rocco drove down from Montréal to bike in New York City. He covered nearly 200 miles of city streets in 3 days.
‘For sure see you soon...’
Gritt and Mathias came from Germany to see New York and New Englad. We also rescued them from a nightmare hostel in Manhattan.
‘It was a wonderful stay at your place - pleasant, peaceful, and with a nice view. You saved us!’
Anastasia and Vladimir came from Paris with tents and sleeping bags to see America.
‘Thank you so much again for having saved us from a bad lodging :))’
Orpheo came from France looking for America and for music, with a side-trip to Québec City to look for Sir Paul McCartney.
‘So in America when the sun goes down and I sit on the old broken-down river pier watching the long, long skies over New Jersey...’
Prentiss and France came from New York and from Montréal (twice, so far) to bike together in New York City, including Bike Kill in Brooklyn.
Standing tall in the saddle...
Fanta and Dijo came from Mali to prepare for Fanta’s daughter’s wedding.
Fakoye! Maafe! Dégué! Robes! Headscarves! Griots! Dancing! Gold jewelry!