Nature Photo Challenge - Day 5 - So No One Told You Life Was Gonna Be This Way by stephanie.tzvek

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Nature Photo Challenge - Day 5 - So No One Told You Life Was Gonna Be This Way
Thank you, @mateakrnic, for nomination :*
Today I'd like to nominate: @chronix

This photo was taken by Nikon L7/820 in March, 2014, during my (probably favourite ever) trip to New York. It depicts one of the 7 "artificial bodies of water" (as Wikipedia suggests), which constitute Central Park. Ever since I was a child, I wanted to travel to United States and my biggest dream was visiting New York. This dream came true during my student exchange in junior year: my host family liked to have two week-long trips a year - one to the West Coast and one to the East Coast. They offered me a choice between San Francisco and New York and I, of course, chose the latter. Their kids never visited NY either and, although they really love SF, it was voted that NY was going to be our destination. I was excited as hell and enjoyed every single minute of my trip, even though it rained most of our stay there. But there was another reason why this trip was important to me: it taught me that happiness really is a state of mind imposed by OURSELVES, not our surroundings. 
You see, my host siblings (there were three of them, age 11, 13 and 16) were prone to fighting on every single trip we took. Every. Single. One. No matter where we went and how long we stayed, they quarrelled about something and at least a part of the trip was ruined because the whole family was trying to reconcile them (usually the two younger ones) and make them feel better. So, although I mostly enjoyed those trips, I knew that, if I don't do anything myself, a part of my dream journey was going to be spoiled by them. And I was right - I shared the room with my host sisters (13 and 16) and they fought every day. The younger one spent half of the trip crying and refusing to leave the hotel room. But I told myself - and I told them the same thing - no matter what happens, this may be my only chance to visit this place and I am going to enjoy it, no matter what. And I did. This was also a great victory on a personal level because I'm prone to depression and that year, although exciting, was also very hard, because I was away from everyone I knew and love for almost a year. Handling my emotions wasn't (it still isn't) easy to me and staying positive for 5 days despite everything - that may be an even bigger dream come true than the trip itself. 
As for the title, it is, of course, a reference to the "Friends", one of the best sitcoms ever, and, of course, their favourite coffee bar - Central Perk :)

![DSCN1097kk.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNQLqiC5e4H7Hxm7MmEaRbW7C2Gmm2RqAoU5QErcxLXu3/DSCN1097kk.jpg)

Rules:
For seven days you must upload a photo where nature or landscapes are the protagonists

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-Sign the picture and say with which camera you took
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-Use the Same title and add something more
-Use the Tag #naturephotochallenge
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@mateakrnic ·
Znači, ti si najveći umjetnik ikad
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@stephanie.tzvek ·
Kaže mama da me mislila nazvati Lupino, jer sam se rodila z fotoaparatom v rukama
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