The Roaming Minds

In December 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, my family adopted a cat from the local animal shelter. We named her Lilith. She was a one-year-old, short hair, feral-black cat.  One big difference she brings to my family is her ability to break negative vibes in the house. For example, if I am bored, she will invite me to play with her. She will look at me with wide eyes and then run under the couch as if she's saying, "Come, please play with me." When my mother-in-law feels lonely, Lilith will accompany her in her bedroom all day. She can somewhat sense her loneliness because Lilith would jump into my in-law's bed only to be stroked. When my wife is exhausted after a day's work  and then travels from New York City to Maryland on Friday evenings, Lilith makes her feel better by licking, stretching, and rubbing her body against my wife's legs upon her arrival. That's one of the eleven reasons you need a cat. A cat can dissipate negative vibes and turn them ...

We have never anticipated living in Manhattan. However, due to my wife's obligation with the federal government in exchange for the full-ride doctorate scholarship she received, she ended up finding a job in the city. Since then, my family began living between the state of Maryland and The City of New York, which is composed of five boroughs (town or district): Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. We found the city very exciting and interesting. It has provided us with many opportunities and experiences that we would not have had if we were only tourists. So far, here are some of the perks we have experienced by living in the city that never sleeps. Moynihan Station Riding Amtrak weekly. Riding the Amtrak train is the most economical, convenient, and fastest way to get to the city. We can sleep, use our gadgets, finish work-related assignments, or simply enjoy the views outside the train while traversing through bridges, cities, neighborhoods, or the woods in the...