Walking my way back to you babe!

I like walking. Which is fortunate as my position as unpaid intern involves a fair bit of it. "Please drop this tape stock off at 37th Street", "Please pick up this battery from 24th", and as long as the stuff is carryable then I will walk rather than take a cab. I like it because this gives me a great view of Manhattan and helps me learn the lay of the land. I get to exercise and not being on public transport is a plus for a myriad of reasons (reasons relating to economics, the environment, my own health!).

I have always explored the surrounding area whenever I start a new job. It was the same in London, every lunch break would have me walk in a different direction to see what was what. What shops are around? Where is the nearest store if I need a Coke? What are the best local lunch spots? It's because I am inquisitive, and I like to know what I can get to eat...and it makes the most of the time I get out of the office. I just enjoy walking about. You get to see what other people are up to. Where are they are going? Where have they come from? Why would you wear that hat? I think that my ideal job would be walking and getting paid for it. Up and down the avenues, zigzagging across the streets. There is a great freedom to just being able to walk. Mum always says that see can never imagine me working in an office and you know what she is right (mothers are right a good 95% of the time...as much as we like to think otherwise). So this has me thinking about how I can get paid to walk, maybe I can turn this into one of those books where someone does something a bit out of the ordinary for an entire year and retells that year in writing with much hilarity.