Can you feel it?

There's a change taking place in New York City. The leaves are turning slightly brown, the air is a little cooler and the jackets are coming out of the closet. The promise of Fall has descended upon the city and its inhabitants as the harbinger of change. To me, this season represents new beginnings, out with the old and in the with the new, that sort of thing. But this time, I think the change runs a little bit deeper. As the economy improves and optimism begins to seep into people's faces, the city seems to be waking up to a new reality of hope. Everyone is just a little less poor and for New York City, that is just another cause for celebration. I was in Central Park the other day and noticed two lovers walking under the falling leaves, holding each other to escape the chill in the air as children dressed in warm jackets ran about, oblivious to the world. I'm really not sure which city i'm going to visit next, but at that very moment, I was glad to be in New York City and finally understand what the fuss was all about.