Life in New York As the cultural and financial capital of the US, New York City attracts more visitors than any other US city. Its romantic appeal, buzzing street life, collection of ethnic neighborhoods, towering skyscrapers, and landscaped green spaces (of which Central Park is the most famous) all bear remnants of the city’s colorful past as a center for finance, immigration, industry and commerce.


But, while it may loom large over the world’s imagination, there is a lot more to the United States’ third most populous state than NYC. Lying towards the west of the state, Buffalo and Rochester both have metropolitan areas which are home to over a million people, and are both prominent college towns, as is smaller Ithaca and state capital Albany.


Architecture and design students will love Albany’s diverse range of architectural styles, mixing historic buildings and modern skyscrapers. Rainy Binghamton also boasts impressive architecture and ornate mansions, but is better known for being the ‘Carousel Capital of America’, home to six antique American carousels. Buffalo, in western New York, is the second largest city in the state, which means it has plenty of choice in nightlife, museums, cultural attractions, neighborhoods, and, of course, universities. Also in the west of the state is Rochester, which has been known at times as the Flour City, the Flower City, and as Kodak Town, being the birthplace of amateur photography. Rochester also boasts unique museums, a calendar of festivals, a trio of striking waterfalls and the lowest


real estate prices in the state. Outside of its cities, New York is a lush green state, with 18.9 million acres of forest. It borders two great lakes (Erie and Ontario) as well as the vast and rugged Lake Champlain, and is intersected by a plethora of rivers and waterways (70,000 miles), including the mighty River Hudson and the Erie Canal. Plus, if you follow the path of Lake Erie, you’ll end up at Niagara Falls, one of the US’s most popular tourist attractions.


A number of spectacular mountain ranges, such as the green Catskills and the wilderness of the Adirondack add further interest to the state’s landscape, while the Great Appalachian Valley dominates its eastern region. From its complements of parks and green spaces, the National Park adjoined to the Adirondack is the largest – roughly the size of the entire country of Macedonia! Four of New York City’s five boroughs are situated on three islands at the mouth of the Hudson River: Manhattan Island, Staten Island and Long Island.


Overall, apart from the various urban environments encircling its major cities, New York State is dominated by farms, forests, rivers, mountains, lakes and vineyards. With all this, it’s no surprise that city slickers flock to ‘upstate’ New York to enjoy the great outdoors at every given opportunity. So, whether you’re based in the country’s most famous city, or elsewhere in the beautiful state that surrounds it, New York can promise a fulfilling study abroad experience. And, of course, if you’re missing city life or want a country break, you’ll easily be able to travel between the two.


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