The Day Young Motswana Model Stepped Into New York City

Monday, April 28, 2014

I don’t remember the exact time or day I arrived at JFK. That first day. The beginning of my life in New York City. The Big Apple. However I do remember exactly how I felt. Terrified. Cold. OMG, turn the plane around please. Take me back home. This was a bad idea. No. I breathed in and got my things together.

This is it. The new challenge I’d asked for, I told myself as I exited the plane. This is the clean slate I wanted, the fresh start.

This wasn’t my first time in NYC, so I was familiar with something things, like where to get a cab. I rock on over to get my luggage, strap myself up in my coat and gear up for the cold that’s about to embrace me.

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