New York Marketing Trip

On Thursday, April 4th, the 51 students of the DECA Marketing Education programs left for New York at 6 am.  The 8 hours of driving, along with the occasional rest stop was well worth it.  We arrived around 5 pm, and our first stop was Time Square.  We had time to wonder around and I ended up buying a pair of elephant print Jordan shoe laces.  After finding small creepy stores that one might try to avoid, to the major stores that are all over the country, we left for China Town.  This was by far my favorite part of the trip.  I spent the most here on knock off items from the back rooms, hidden by secret walls and doors.  After a long day here, an Italian dinner with a live performance, and a nice little pastry, we headed back to the hotel to swim. 
The next day we went to our business, Rime.  It is a shoe store that Nike sends a lot of its test products, but one of the best parts is the owner is a women.  Sue, the founder and owner of the store, is the only owner of store with a Nike partnership.  She spoke to us about the high rents of New York, her struggles as not only a business owner, but a female one at that, and all the inside looks and benefits she receives as a women owner.  It was a great insight on what she has went through to get where she is.  Our next stop was Rockefeller Center, where we went to the top and took amazing pictures.  Dinner was right after, at this amazing BBQ places that fed us ribs, chicken, fries, and coleslaw.  Then we headed to the Broadway musical, Spider-Man; Turn off the Dark.  It was not really for my taste but others said they liked it.  Personally, I would have rather spent the eighty dollars for my ticket in China Town.  We didn't get back to the hotel until around 11 pm, so we went right to bed. 
The next day was filled with walking across the Brooklyn Bridge, the beautiful 9/11 memorial, and taking a ferry around the Statue of Liberty.  But the day was started out with a visit to Carlo's Bakery, one of the best in the nation, where I bought a small, delicious, strawberry cheesecake. 
The last day was finished off with some 5th Avenue shopping, a visit to the Nike Store, the purchase of my new hat, and a dinner at Cracker Barrel.  We sadly arrived home around 9 that night, and I can not wait to go back...