Greek In the Big Apple

It is a beautiful sunny day in Brooklyn today and thoughts come to mind of the flavors and smells of this great city. Have not posted in a while since I've been here and specifically to Brooklyn but one thing I must say is that I've eaten and I've been fed very well since I've been here! My hosts who are amazing are also amazing cooks! The concept of comfort food comes to mind and of offering food as a way to welcome someone and make them feel at home. New York is known as a city of the best restaurants in the country and in some cases the world. New Yorkers are foodies and they love to experiment with flavors and tastes influences by every country represented here. The flavors and tastes here are so diverse and different that one can only be excited at the prospect of trying new things.  I had the opportunity to try southern cooking, Thai cooking, Mexican cooking and everything in between only in one day. As we prepare for the holidays more amazing flavors and tastes

Brooklyn New York.... 6 am waking up for  my first practice here and its cold and crisp outside. Feeling a little stiff this morning as my body is still not balanced after traveling 4000 miles from Greece. My hosts are also up and getting ready for work and they are in their morning routines...They have so graciously allowed me to part of the "family" and my stay here has been effortless. I realize I'm part of the city slowly integrating myself to its rhythms, as I walk down the local subway station to take the Q train to my morning yoga practice. New Yorkers are very into their programs and routines, they have their morning coffee from the same coffee stand every morning, they read their book on an electronic device to keep to themselves on the subway and for the most part its like a choreographed dance... Every now and then, that choreography is interrupted by single events, noises, people shouting their own frustrations in the street... but then again as usual the rhy

Waking up in this lovely City.... Its a beautiful Monday morning in New York City.... The Sun is shining bright and although its December the weather is surprisingly mild for the season. The plane ride from Zurich was lovely, I was sitting next to a young bride from India who had just gotten back from Mumbai where she had spend two weeks of celebrations for her nuptials. She had some lovely henna designs on her hands as its traditional for brides to have on the day of their wedding.... We spoke about moving away from the people we love and about travel, she was sad to be away from her new husband who had stayed back in Mumbai and was to travel back to New York to meet with her later in the week.  She was some great company on a bit of a lonely trip. As I arrived in New York and got my luggage... (the last coming off the plane!) my heart was racing and happy. I called my friend Carrie who greeted me with such a wide smile on the elevator or her home, and came in to find a bowl of am