Several years ago, my family took a trip to New York over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. We stayed in Elmsford and rode the train from Tarrytown into Grand Central Station. At that point, we would just get on the subway to see the sites over the course of weekend. My son was 7 at the time and my daughter was 3. Before arriving in NYC, I had repeatedly told them that when the subway arrives and the doors open, GET ON! And, when the subway comes to our destination, GET OFF! So, after purchasing our subway passes, we headed to the platform. The subway arrived and we quickly got on. With it being a weekend, there were very few travelers, so there wasn’t much need to rush. I had seen movies of the subway and saw thousands of people rushing on and off the train. Boy, was this completely different. Eventually, the subway doors closed and pulled away, headed towards Battery Park. Immediately, an elderly man started singing, “Take me out to the ball game.” In the car with us, as we would soon discover, was a high school choir group from Iowa. Within seconds, the entire car was singing enthusiastically while the lights flickered and the car shook from side-to-side. My kids were enjoying the ride and had no worries in the world. We arrived at our destination, quickly departed, and stepped lively as we approached Lady Liberty. This was an unexpected start to our day, but certainly an uplifting experience!
