In which I land on another continent...

And now I'm officially in New York for a couple of weeks. I think I managed to thump my jetlag into cowering submission quickly, simply by refusing to sleep until the appointed hour. I spent yesterday wandering around midtown Manhattan, eating hideously unhealthy New York food and trying not to doze off in the middle of intersections. But despite my sleepiness, I can't escape the obvious conclusion that New York is my kind of town - crowded, kinetic, and entirely loopy in all sorts of interesting ways. I've never been here before, and now I've got some time to explore (and look for work here). I'll be spending most of this time at the UN, but if anybody reading this is in town and wants to meet up, drop me a line in the comments. More to follow...

P.S. I've been sufficiently busy with prep for New York and the concurrent disintegration of my work situation in Chiang Mai that I almost forgot it's my birthday tomorrow - joy!