After the first week of their internship, the May 8th arrival group settled in and explored New York City. On Saturday, May 14th, they crossed the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan before enjoying ice cream at the pier and visiting the DUMBO location of Fusia Communications, the organizer of CCIP.
"The Brooklyn Bridge was a must see for me," said Yang Le Lim from Nanyang Technological University who is currently interning at Assemblyman Ronald Kim's office. "Its views from over the East River of both Manhattan and Brooklyn were gorgeous, and I was even able to spot the Statue of Liberty from up there."
Program founder, Elizabeth Kay, joined the group as they journeyed back to Flushing and enjoyed Tebasaki chicken wings. While eating, they chatted about a range of topics encompassing culture, history, and politics.
"This feels like a great time to be here because of the presidential election. Everyone is talking about it and the fierce debate is fascinating to me," remarked Yinjie Hua (Joyce), a fellow Nanyang Technological University student.
The following day, the group headed to the 9th Avenue Food Festival to fill up on an assortment of local fares. Afterwards, they visited the American Museum of Natural History, one of the world's largest and most famous museums, spanning four city blocks with artifacts and specimens from all over the globe.
"The museum was magnificent," admired Dongqing Liu (Cathy) from Nanyang Technological University. "It was like a window to the beginning of time with all the dinosaurs and the amazing African mammals. I wish we could have explored even longer."
