A BX Welcome

It seems appropriate that as I start this blog about Bronx living my friend Lauren from Australia has arrived to stay with me for a month. Lauren has never seen snow, let alone a bodega or the chaos that is Fordham Road at rush hour, so introducing her to my neighborhood has been an entertaining experience. So far she has enjoyed plenty of cheesy, fresh Pugsley’s pizza (exponentially better than the chalky, stale pizza we tried to enjoy during our semester together in Dublin last year),  embraced the eclectic fashions available at the shops on Fordham Road and is already a regular at our corner bodega. Showing Lauren around the Bronx has re-opened my eyes to how much I love my neighborhood. With graduation fast approaching I am determined to soak up every last bit of the Bronx.