Dora The Explorer & Boots

         The lowest station on the 1 train is 191^st, in Manhattan; it is 180 feet below street level (Subways). The first time riding the subway, without my mom along my side, was the craziest ride and the first time I learned my way around the subway system with my best friend. At the time we were adventurous sixth graders and the school blessed us with metro cards with a few free rides. We decided to begin our journey from Marble hill, hoping to end up somewhere with bright lights, vivid advertisements slapped on billboards and friendly new faces.

         “Stand clear of the closing doors, please”, without hesitation we did what the train conductor said and planted our behinds to the opened adjacent seats in the train. We decided that the best place to end up was Times Square. We quickly turned around to look at the map that displayed every possible way to get to Times Square and figured what trains we should transfer to in order to get to our destination faster. Before we could figure out our route, three men with huge drums came into the train and played the instruments beautifully. I closed my eyes and felt every brain cell dance around and bounce. It seemed as if the men were speaking to us through the beats their drums spit; I felt the emotions and passion flow out of the music and slither into our ears as they played for us. The doors slid open and they walked through them once the train stopped at 145^th, with a hat filled with dollars and change. My best friend anxiously waiting for other surprises to occur as the train continued its way downtown.

         We finally arrived to Times Square after being harassed by multiple homeless people for a couple of dollars. Man, was my best friend right about how beautiful 42^nd looked at night. There were so many people from different races, smiling at us. I never seen so many people on one street, it was difficult for us to walk around and explore. Times Square was so colorful and bright; lights all over, forming words and pictures, welcoming us to a place I would soon call home. 

                                            Works Cited
"Facts and Figures, Subways" MTA.Info. n.d. MTA.Info. Web. Feb. 14, 2014.