Observing
at and on the Staten Island Ferry has opened my eyes to many things that I really
worry or question about nowadays. I love that I got to observe the Staten
Island Ferry over other places because there’s only one S.I. Ferry. It’s also
where I’m from, Staten Island will forever be my home no matter where I go. Why
is homelessness becoming bigger it seems? At least at the ferry anyway. It
seemed to be predominantly minority men. Why don’t people talk to one another
anymore when they’re with them in person? It’s all about our phones and social
media now I guess. I get it, I love my phone and being on social media too, and
I am a part of that generation that is all about social media and the internet
and all these different devices, but when you’re with your friends and others
in person, why not talk and be with them? And I mean all of you be with them
not just be physically next to them, cause then what’s the point? These
potential arguments can further help me develop a future research paper for
myself. I think I’m more interested in doing teens and their phones and social
media. Phones and social media are so huge nowadays, everyone has it and is
addicted to it, and I look forward to researching this more. Thanks everyone
for tuning into my blog! Hope you all enjoyed! J
To Manhattan and Back
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
O' The Luck of the Irish

The Journey Home


Sex and the City
Sunday, April 8, 2018
The Big Orange Boat
It’s a huge orange boat that gets to take you from one forgotten borough of New York City, Staten Island (my home), to the greatest city in the world, Manhattan. The Staten Island Ferry is personally one of my least favorite places to be since it is located in one of the poorer neighborhoods of Staten Island. Going to Manhattan is one of my personal favorite places to go, and the ferry is the cheapest way to get there, it’s free. As soon as you walk in you spell the food they sell, you smell the saltiness of the pretzels and the ice cream from Dairy Queen. You walk into the waiting area for the ferry and you see cute Labrador’s that you want to just go over and play with but you can't because they’re on duty, so you just look at the huge fish tank in the middle of the big room. On the Manhattan side the terminal is a bit nicer, cause well its Manhattan. The seats are nicer and looking like marble and you walk in and smell the Wendy’s they have in there and automatically just wanna go get some French fries and a frosty. Observing the Staten Island Ferry I believe will be pretty interesting. I've been on it so many times but I never really watched my surroundings and watched people, besides if someone comes up to me or is acting weird.
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Staten Island terminal - inside |
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Staten Island Ferry boat |
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