Friday, February 7th - our morning meeting was today at the Museum of Illusions. There you enter the fascinating world of illusions and can try and experience everything yourself! A fun and exciting visit. 
As we had some time before the next item of the program, we walked to the "Friends House" in Greenwich Village and also explored the surroundings as well as the bordering SoHo a bit. A beautiful neighbourhood where one can well imagine living if you had the necessary wherewithal to pay.
A heavy storm was coming up in the afternoon and so it was an advantage that we still had a tour with VOX Media. It was very interesting to get to know this multinational digital media company first hand and to see how people work in such a company. The working atmosphere looks very good there.
There was one more item on my do to list that I really wanted to check off - street art in Brooklyn. So I took the subway to Bushwick Collective, a large and growing graffiti exhibition in the Bushwick district of Brooklyn, known for graffiti and street art culture in NYC. Due to the lack of time, I could only view the artwork around the Jefferson Street Subway Station, but that alone fascinated me. I can't explain it, but this kind of art just has a special flair for me. It's also one of the to do's for my next visit to New York - to give me more time for street art and for the hip district in general. There is also the possibility of a guided street art tour. But if you want to do it on your own - on this page you'll find great information for a selfguided tour: Bushwick Collective - Info & Map 
Since it was already getting dark, I drove back to Times Square and strolled through it one last time, a little bit shopping and soaking up the atmosphere. I also visited the flagship stores of Disney and M&M's. Both shops are very New York-anized and a lot of merchandise is specially made for them, like the M&M's or Mickey Mouse Statue of Liberty and much more. Since I usually go to the Disney Store in foreign cities, I have a direct comparison here and this is particularly striking in New York.The rest of the class went to the Karaoke night today, but because I'm a little bit health stricken and tired, I'll just pack my suitcase, because tomorrow is departure day.