…the Empire State Building. Do you see it?

When the day-to-day struggle brings you down (because we know sometimes it gets the best of us), look up. The…

Saw this for the first time in an art history text book and now I get the chance to see it in person almost every week. Built in 1902, I’d like to know what the Flatiron Building gets to see everyday. Lucky to live in New York.

Rainbows in the sky, or rainbows in a roll. I love to find hidden gems in Chelsea Market.

…the East River Ferry. Empire State Building and another NYC sunset. Soaking up the last few days that feel like summer.

Never forget. Eleven years later and I find myself living in NYC and walking home to this in the sky. America suffered a great loss of heroes, families, and friends but they will always be in our hearts.

Summer was a round robin of travel: Manhattan for July, back to Maui mid-August, then back to Manhattan at the end of August for the start of my second, and final year of grad school. A lot happened in the past month, but it is not the best excuse for not posting any updates.  Below you’ll find a quick recap of my life highlights. I had a good month, and look forward to a great fall.  I got to see lots of friends and family and home, and returned to the city ready for school (I think).

Now that it’s started again there are more things to keep track of like, matsumoto thesis, an ongoing thought process of my year-long project at Parsons. Where it will go? Not sure yet, but stay tuned because the best is yet to come.

To make up for the last month or more of lost matsumoto posts, here are 21 photos that catalogue most of my round robin journey. Have you guess the theme yet? Circle up.

Baked by Melissa | Last day of #myuaemsummer

Pret-A-Manger | Last Lunch

Ippudo New York! 2.5 hours later, I think we deserved dessert.

Back in LA–late night/early morning 3AM hang out session. | Somewhere behind LMU.

Denny’s parking lot | Somewhere in LA, waiting for someone

Manapua, nope it’s not made from cat. | On Maui, but straight from Royal Kitchen, O’ahu

The high school art high. Tom’s Mini Mart shave ice. | Wailuku, Maui

Babies & Bracelets

Flo’s strawberry shake | Tasty Crust, Wailuku, Maui.

Best friend of #NoahNuno

Love those little balls.

Ali`i Kula Lavender Farm | Kula, Maui

King Protea | Kula, Maui

US Open Championships 2012 | Flushing Meadows, Queens NY

Emack & Bolio’s | I’m in Boston.

One of many Boston Gold Domes

Walked the Freedom Trail

NY Fashion’s Night Out Fiasco | Meatpacking District, NYC

Anthropologie | Chelsea Market, NYC

Chandelier’d ceilings | 583 Park Ave. Hermès Festival des Métiers

Saying goodbye to the sun | Lady Liberty to the left, New Jersey to the right. | World FInancial Center

Ping the poser (for pictures, not personality) | Union Square Park, NY

I said “act natural” and Ping decides to pose.

Circles in my sushi, circles in my pizza.  For the next four weeks (one week already complete!) I am working with UAEM, Universities Allied for Essential Medicines–my fellowship assignment for Parsons.  I work long afternoons and into the night, so the most exciting parts of my day have been my meals! What to eat, where to go, when to go get it…with so many choices in the city you would assume it would be a piece of cake to find food, but it’s not always that easy.  There was a trend at the end of the week and I found CIRCLES, in many of my food choices.  Japanese sushi, Italian Pizza, and Korean Sushi. I love circles, ever since high school I have found that they have always followed me in my designs and now, in my food.

Skyline

Salmon 

Sunshine

Tata for now NYC