It’s awesome to see that you’ve lived in so many places your adult life. The eating contest looks amazing. I’m not sure about ice cream but my dream has always been a competitive eater (not seriously) but it would be pretty cool/fun. Unfortunately my job gets in the way.
I’ve been doing banking for several years now. My job basically involves a series of spreadsheets and calculations and lost weekends. I find job satisfaction elsewhere though — I co-founded a nonprofit online publication that combines food and philanthropy, my two passions. I also volunteer for a nonprofit called StreetWise Partners, an organization that offers career development assistance to underprivileged individuals. These two organizations are huge passion of mine to give back to my community.
I also trained for the marathon to cross it off my bucket list. I ran the NYC marathon for StreetWise partners. In any event, the marathon was one of the best/worst experiences of my life. I’m glad I did it, but it would take a pretty hefty incentive to get me to ever do it again. Still, I remain a pretty avid runner — I like to run along the Hudson or aimlessly on a treadmill in the wee hours at night after work. But I ran the marathon on a broken foot because I didn’t want to let all my supporters down that had donated over $3,300 for my race.
I’m from the south but I love NYC and couldn’t ask for a better city. I’m originally from Houston. For the record, I don’t have much of a Texas accent either but there is no stopping “y’all” from escaping my lips at least once an hour. :)
What is your favorite restaurant in the city? Any plans for the holidays? NYE?
oops sorry this ended up being so long!!
Look forward to speaking soon!