My Next Destination: New York

After my passionate fascination with all things Italia is my second desire: New York. It's imperative that I make the big move after high school. I've been honored—even blessed—to meet and continuously correspond with many tastemakers, bloggers, editors, and entrepreneurs who all reside in the boroughs of New York. While meeting all of these wonderful people has been a pleasure and helpful, they aren't my main motivation. While I can't wait to connect and share great moments with them, my most important reason to move to New York is to follow my heart and pursue my dreams. It's simple: I am motivated by the daily hustle and might I dare say struggle New York can present to a newcomer. I am ready to complete my goals and pave my own way.


Once I set my mind to accomplish something, I always find more reasons and motivation to push me to get the job done. I've been wishing to at least visit New York ever since I saw the limitless amount of creativity people displayed through their dress (many Internet sites provided this sartorial inspiration). Then, after that, swiftly came the desire to join this environment. One highlight that also inspired me to make the move to my next destination was when two friends from the northern state visited my city for a music festival. Just hanging with them for a day showed me a small portion of what to look forward to. New York and friends living in the area: I am on my way. I look forward to creating with you all and joining the new renaissance.

Aston Martin DBR1

The year of 1956 was special. It was a special year especially for British car company Aston Martin. After the DB3S, the DBR1 was born. Coming in a sleek two-seater design, it was obvious the creators of this racecar had being victorious in mind. Designed as a replacement for the DB3S, the DBR1 was three hundred pounds lighter, faster, and much more powerful. With new improvements, the new '56 model was successful on racetracks winning back-to-back races; one major win came at the 1957 Spa Grand Prix and the other at the Spa RACB Grand Prix (the Spa RACB Grand Prix was a three-hour race which showed how durable the DBR1 was). The DBR1, driven by Tony Brooks in both races, recorded the first win for the respective company.


The Aston Martin DBR1 had an engine that was "longitudinally-mounted" into the front part of the steel-framed body. For a time and era such as 1956, this whimsical-looking automobile was organized and provided a smooth ride…like cruising instead of ripping up a track with its monstrous speed. Due to David Brown's self-titled five-speed manual gearbox, most of the weight stayed within the wheelbase. With being three hundred pounds lighter than the previous model, fifty of those subtracted pounds were from the new chassis; the new chassis proved to be firm and reliable. Not everything was new about the DBR1. There were two things that stayed the same: the front and rear suspensions and the Lockheed disc brakes. Major components like the improved chassis and less weight were easily the cause for those back-to-back wins and even more.

It is only imperative that I owe thanks to Great Britain. They have created my favorite series of cars—representing elegance and pure performance. Aston Martin automobiles are truly special.