Job hunting, exploring and window shopping

I love the hustle and bustle of this city and I also love Dunkin Donuts coffee.  So, what better way to start off my day than 2 donuts a cup of coffee.  (I had to have sustenance for my long day of job searching.) I enjoyed my breakfast at Fort Washington Park, talked to Mama and then headed up to 116th street where I found a cute coffee shop online called Oren's coffee shop.  So, that was my first stop.  When I got off the subway I stepped out into the Columbia University area. I soaked it all in for a few seconds and then headed towards the coffee shop.  When I found it I walked right up to the counter and said, forgetting I wasn't in Texas anymore, "Are y'all hiring right now?" Thankfully the barista said yes, gave me an application to fill out right there and said if they don't call by Friday to call them and check.  First stop = success!!!
 After that I waled up and down the streets looking for other places that looked appealing to inquire about a job.  I found a boostore called Book Culture and I found a cute place called Max Cafe.  However, I encountered a problem along the way.  Both of those places asked for my resume.  What?  I was not prepared with a resume of my work experience because nowhere in Texas do they ask for that when filling out an application.  Well, maybe they do I just have never filled out applications for this type of work before.  So I had homework to do.  But I got several applications to fill out.  Here is the list:
Oren's Coffee Shop-Broadway and 116th street
Book Culture by Columbia University
L'occitane-Columbus Circle
Borders-Columbus Circle
Laila Row-Avenue of Americas
Papyrus-SoHo
Scholastic Bookstore-SoHo
And last but not least...my favorite one....DEAN AND DELUCA-SoHo!!!!! They didn't need a resume so I just filled out the application and went on my merry way.
Needless to say I spent lots of time on the subway and lots of hours walking around with just an Iphone and a prayer to guide me around the city.  I did make good use of my time because to me job hunting is like exploring + window shopping all in one!!! I doesn't really get better than that.
While I was out and about I walked the Columbia University Campus, enjoyed Morningside park, popped in and out of places and stumbled upon a beautiful building hiding behind trees and I just had to see what it was.  It ended up being a cathedral called The Cathedral of Church of Saint John the Divine.  This was my favorite find of the day.  It is a beautiful gothic cathedral that reminded me so much of the ones in Europe.  I couldn't believe that I just happened upon it.  You never know what you might stumble upon at any moment in NYC.  I LOVE IT!!!
Around 5:00PM I headed back to my apartment and called it a day.  I just need to add that it's blazing hot!!!!! I mean there is no relief from it either.  There is hardly a breeze and I have no AC, just a fan that blows in the hot air from outside.  So I have probably sweat a whole bucketfull and I don't sweat.  So that's crazy!! Anyways, I'm off to do my homework.  Resume writing. 

Goodnight NYC
Love,
Miss Gulley

PS.  Pictures to follow soon.  My computer is not working at the moment to upload them.