Today was a very exciting day. For the first time since arriving in New York City I randomly encountered the same person twice! My observations thus far have led me to the conclusion that this is very rare. There are so many anonymous people in this city, all with such contained, limited existences that almost never do you randomly walk past the same person twice. Of course you will see the people in your apartment building more than once. You will enter your office building with the same people each morning. Oftentimes you will even commute with the same crowd. But when I break free from my daily routine and still run into someone that I may not know personally but at least recognize, I begin to wonder just how rare this is. I'm sure it is merely a matter of probability. If you explore the City for long enough, eventually you will encounter the same person twice also wandering a random circuit. Yet it makes me feel like the City is shrinking around me. New York is losing its intimidation and I am beginning to realize just how small and restricted the island of Manhattan is. The more I explore and involve myself in this densely populated city, the more I feel connected and familiar with the people and workings of it. I feel like I am gradually becoming a real member of this community and a part of New York City.
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