New in New York

You have booked your flight and your application to Berkeley College has been accepted.

What happens next and what shall you expect?

For me when I came to New York for 14 months ago I did not know anybody and I traveled alone. The last weeks before leaving  is a struggle between feeling wow this is going to be so amazing and it is going to be scary because I am traveling all alone and I DO NOT KNOW ANYBODY in NEW YORK……..

Even do you travel alone and it might be scary you will meet a lot of new people and I have friends that I know I am going to keep being friends with for the rest of my life.   

 Classic tourist pic at Times Square

Some tips to during the first weeks:

•     Be open to do new things and participate in everything where you can meet new people.
•        Arrange events and invite people to join you in doing things that you like.  (Arrange a pub crawl, Brooklyn Bridge trip, see the US.Open, go to see a movie)
•        Remember that you are not alone and there are a lot of people that are in the same situation that just are waiting on to do something fun
•   Walk a lot and explore the city.  Take a walk from Central park down to Bryant Park. You will see a lot of people and there are a lot stores on the way.
•    If you have any questions about the school or need help with something visit the International Office at campus (13 floor, 41 street).
•   Take a lot of pics and enjoy your start on new big adventure

  Berkeley Campus 43 Street

Chrysler Building - My favorite Skyscraper in NYC

9/11 - Drawings by kids

Classic NYC Street View

The Man With The Red Pants

The man behind the mask is a song by Alice Cooper, but in this blog post I will introduce you to the man behind the red pants.

So who is the man behind the red pants?

     

My name is Lars Kalle Mobeck Petersson. Just by reading my name it is kind of obvious that I am not an American. I am from the country in the north famous for Absolute Vodka, blondes, meatballs, cold weather and these are things people think of when they think of Sweden. Some short facts about me:

24 Years old
Berkeley College International Student
Intern at John Varvatos
From the city of Linkoping in Sweden
Loves to Travel
Before comming to New York thought it was possible to walk from Battery Park to Spanish Harlem in 40 min.

     

Mr Red Pants in London

Here I am in Amsterdam with one of my best friends Martin

In Central Park

As you can see I love to travel and to explore new places. In this blog I will tell you about me adventures in New York, how it is to be a student at Berkeley College ( its awesome) and how it is to be an intern at John Varvatos (it is even more awesome).