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Calleo spent the day settling in to his apartment, getting provisions, going on a run with his friend Super Stan, and getting ready for orientation tomorrow. Here is how it went . . .

April 12, 2020

Was pleasantly surprised with how ideal my apartment is. It’s only 1.2 miles away from the hospital I will be working at and very suitable for my needs! Here have a tour!

So far, I’m very comfortable and happy! We’ll see if this feeling persists when I start working and have to sleep during the day.

One important task I was charged with by the tenant I am renting from is to put out a plastic bowl on the fire escape stairs so that “Wuhan” and “Steve” the two pigeons can wash themselves and their pigeon babies that they are raising in the window nearby.*

*Correction the birds are actually mourning doves, please see this post: https://calleoscope.com/2020/04/15/wuhan-steve-and-the-rest-of-the-day/

I’m thankful that I have friends and contacts in the city. I’ve been reaching out to high school friends, college friends, friends of friends, and putting together a network so that I can have people to talk with and (fingers crossed) maybe health measures will be relaxed so there can be some socializing down the road. In the meantime, I have plenty of diversions in the apartment, including my wonderful Star Wars Role Playing Group (RPG) where we play as Star Wars characters and go on space adventures every Sunday. Hopefully, I can still stay part of this wonderful group!

Took a look around the neighborhood I am in and it’s very nice. Not as much foot traffic and car traffic as usual, but I enjoy the area already. It’s close to some parks and has a good feel to it.

It’s pretty convenient to a lot of store and services, but . . . going to supermarkets and stores that are open is considered a health risk obviously, so a lot of folks are wearing masks and wiping everything down in their shopping bags when they return home.

 

Luckily, I was able to meet up with my friend “Super Stan” and we went for a socially-distanced run.

Got to check out the hospital that I am going to be working at. Officially called New-York Presbyterian the Allen Hospital. Tomorrow, I will have to go to Columbia medical campus to get my badge for the hospital so it will be another chance to see the area! Anyway, here is the hospital I will be working at!

Well, I have included a lot of photos in today’s post, but it adds some nice visual details for everyone to look at. Coming up tomorrow is day one of my orientation. Basically, a bunch of busy work, but no doubt we will be briefed on the situation at the hospital and expectations for operations at the moment.

Well, I hope all of you checking this blog out are well and free of Covid-19. The upcoming days will probably have a more somber and sobering moments, after orientation, but for the moment I’m enjoying what NY has to offer. Here’s a photo of the Hudson River, which I am close to.