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I’m here!

I’ve been here for a week actually. I ended up choosing to go to NYU for law school, so I will be here for at least three years. It was a tough decision, but I’m very happy with this place.

I’m living in a high-rise in Greenwich Village, one block off Washington Square Park. So far, things are great here. The City is everything I expected. There’s so much going on in the Village that I haven’t yet had any occasion to leave (but it’s only been a week). My dorm is a little small, and the bed is horrible, but it’s otherwise a nice place. It’s a two-bedroom apartment with a kitchen and bath. I’m finally feeling a little settled, though I still have to go out and get some groceries. I have a glorious view uptown of the Empire State Building from my window.

We started class last Wednesday, as well. I’m very intimidated by all my classmates; each one is extremely accomplished. It’s a very diverse group of people: from all kinds of backgrounds and places. I’m excited to be working with all of them. There are around 450 people in my class. We are split into 4 sections, and I have all my classes with those 110 or so people.

We have to take 4 classes: Contracts, Torts, Civil Procedure, and Lawyering. Contracts has only half of my section in it, and we are split into 4 lawyering groups, so I have 28 people in that class (which is basically a legal reading and writing type of course).

So far the work load is manageable, and the courses are fun. We’re thrown right into things in all cases. It’s difficult to explain: my classes are very intense, but fun, rather than draining. There’s a lot of energy in and outside the classroom, but everyone is laid back enough to take it easy. Classes are still in the early stages though, so we’ll see what things are like in a couple weeks.

My Window:

More pictures to follow.