| Yesterday was a pretty interesting day,
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| | immigrants and further west we saw lots
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| the weather was cool and overcast, with
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| | of South Asian (Indian, Pakistani and
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| rain coming in during the latter part of
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| | Bangladeshi) stores. For a Torontonian
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| the afternoon. A few weeks ago I had
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| | seeing all these ethnic stores is not all
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| booked a meeting with one of the Big
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| | that unusual, since we have a lot of that
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| Apple Greeters, an organization of local
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| | in Toronto too, but I am sure these
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| NYC volunteers that takes out-of-town
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| | ethnic neighbourhoods must be quite
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| visitors around the city and shows them
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| | unusual and unique for people who come
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| local sights and shares local
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| | from smaller less international places.We
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| information. The service is a great way
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| | then took the 47 and 19 Queens bus to a
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| to link up with a local New Yorker, and
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| | neighbourhood called Astoria, where a lot
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| best of all, it's free of charge.We were
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| | of Greek immigrants congregate. We ended
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| supposed to meet Suzanne, our greeter, at
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| | up having dinner in a little quaint and
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| 11:00 am at the 71st Street subway
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| | cosy Greek restaurant called Zygos
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| station, but we got a late start after
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| | Restaurant ("zygos" means "libra" or
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| breakfast and there were some delays on
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| | "balance") where we continued our nice
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| the subway system, so we didn't meet
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| | conversation with Suzanne, our local
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| Suzanne until 11:50 am. Suzanne is a
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| | expert. Suzanne has been a greeter for
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| former highschool teacher, in her
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| | the last 12 years and has studied all
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| sixties, and a very friendly and outgoing
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| | areas of New York City. She said she
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| individual. We felt bad about being late,
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| | travels, by herself, into all areas of
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| but she said it wasn't a problem at all.
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| | NYC, including Harlem and the Bronx, and
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| She was extremely gracious and helpful
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| | she loves exploring and sharing the city
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| throughout our entire time with
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| | that she loves with people from all over
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| her.Suzanne started the tour by taking us
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| | the world.When we left at about a quarter
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| through a very upscale Queens
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| | to 7 pm, Suzanne had spent more than 7
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| neighbourhood called Forest Hill Gardens,
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| | hours with us and we had really gotten to
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| which is a neighbourhood with private
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| | know each other quite well on a personal
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| streets where local residents pay higher
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| | level. We also we ended up exchanging
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| than normal taxes for additional
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| | email addresses and we extended mutual
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| services, such as more frequent garbage
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| | invitations to stay in touch and I said
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| pickup etc. Suzanne indicated that these
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| | I'd love to take her around whenever she
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| homes go from anywhere from US$ 1 million
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| | comes to the Toronto area.The Greeter
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| and up. Everything was blooming and many
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| | experience has been excellent, our
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| local handymen, gardners and maids were
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| | personal local expert really loves her
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| on the road. We also had a chance to
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| | city and she loves interacting with
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| visit the old US Open Tennis Center which
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| | visitors and we definitely enjoyed her
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| is located in an amphitheatre right next
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| | enthusiasm. I am sure we have a new
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| to the Forest Hill Country Club.On from
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| | friend to call up next time we come to
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| there we took a bus to the Flushing
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| | New York City.Susanne Pacher is the
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| neighbourhood, an area with lots of
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| | publisher of a website called Travel and
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| Chinese and Korean stores, where Suzanne
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| | Transitions( Travel and Transitions deals
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| treated us to same savory Chinese
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| | with unconventional travel and is chock
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| dumplings. All the time she explained to
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| | full of advice, tips, real life travel
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| us the multicultural character of Queens,
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| | experiences, interviews with travellers
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| and that one of the main subway trains
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| | and travel experts, insights and
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| (the 7 train) is called "The
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| | reflections, cross-cultural issues,
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| International Express" because it cuts
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| | contests and many other features. You
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| through all sorts of ethnic
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| | will also find stories about life and the
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| neighbourhoods.A quick jump onto this
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| | transitions that we face as we go through
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| very subway later, which runs on elevated
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| | our own personal life-long
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| tracks through a good chunk of Queens, so
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| | journeys.Submit your own travel stories
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| you can actually see the neighbourhood,
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| | in our first travel story contest( and
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| and we arrived in Jackson Heights, an
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| | have a chance to win an amazing adventure
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| area with a lot of Latin American
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| | cruise on the Amazon River.
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