Wednesday, 10 February 2016

Rhode Island Part 2: Cranston and Newport

BK came and picked me up from Terry's house and took me back to his house in Cranston for a very tasty fish curry. BK is a super relaxed guy who loves to travel and take photos. His love of travel extends so far that he didn't attend to a bad burn from a barbecue fire because it would have got in the way of his first trip home to India in years.

Rhode Island Part 1: Providence

Back in New York City, I met my new friend Marilyn, a professional clown, for falafel and we ate in a nearby park. Marilyn is a lot of fun to hang out with. We sat in a communal lounge and spoke with a man who professed to hate money, but couldn't stop speaking about how wealthy he was and all the crazy times he'd had. We also went into a club at 3PM on a Sunday afternoon for a two minute look around (Marilyn played my foreigner card well) and we discovered that the party had been going on since Friday. Oh, New York. That evening I boarded another megabus bound North East to Providence, Rhode Island,