New York

   February 24, 2026

After our European trip, my father stayed in NY, where he moved in with his partner at her Flatbush apartment.

I visited NY twice, once after I sustained a workplace injury and needed time to recover, and another time to see my uncle (Brooklyn, NY), who was visiting from England.

During my first visit, I got to see Koreatown and eat BBQ, I visited Macy’s, and I rode the subway, visited parks by bicycle, walked on the beach, and went sailing.

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