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Oh, hey there. I totally just woke up.

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Just kidding. He's still wearing

pants. Just what I paid for. You got to

make this painful

magic.

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Hello, this is Taylor. If you are new

here, I am a 24-year-old management

consultant and part-time YouTuber living

and working in the Big Apple. Today, I

am making a very conscious effort to

have a more active day than I have had

recently. I know everyone goes through

these days, but I've just been in a

little bit of a funk. the weather hasn't

been great here and I've just been kind

of lying in bed with not a ton of

motivation to do much. It's been very

interesting navigating this postgrad

part of life in that when I was in

college all of my friends lived so close

to me. You know, we all lived on the

same block basically. So, you don't

really have to put in a ton of effort to

see them on a day-to-day basis versus

here in New York. It's a huge city and

even though I have lots of friends

living here, you still have to put in a

lot more of an effort, at least in my

experience. So, that's what I'm doing

today. I'm excited. and I have plans

with a couple of my good friends. And

even though it's a gloomy day right now,

it's actually supposed to be a perfect

day. It's going to clear up in the next

hour or so based on my weather app. So,

I'm going to respond to some emails in

the meantime and I will see you guys

when I hit the town.

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I've been falling off the saddle. Yummy.

in a hard

place. Is your heart in the right place?

All right, this is off topic, but I got

a notification from YouTube that someone

is straight up posting my videos. Like,

not a little portion of them, not a

reaction. They're just posting my full

length videos. It's like, what are you

doing? Don't do that. So, I reported it

obviously. I'll keep you guys updated.

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Oh, another update. I just got a little

invitation. I'm graduating. For those

who don't know, I was part of the class

of 2020. I did my undergrad at UPEN

Wharton Business School. And yeah, cuz

of CO, we never officially graduated in

person at least. And we're doing it in 2

weeks. Graduation vlog to come. I think

it'll be fun. At first, I was like, 2

years later, like I don't know, it's

just kind of weird. But now enough time

has passed where it will be a really fun

reunion. So, I'm actually very excited

for it. And I just ordered a dress on

Poshmark for my graduation. All right,

back to emails. Stop distracting me.

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Talk about vlogging in public. I'm

literally using a like a selfie stick

type thing. Anyway, I don't care. Out

and

about. Going to meet a friend

for lunch down in West Village. And I'm

going to walk. It's a bit of a walk for

me, but when the weather is perfect and

I can take the high line, I do. So,

we're walking Hudson Yards first. Going

to grab a coffee. Anyway, I'll just show

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you. Probably look like a tourist in Man

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City. Should have worn a

hat. Guilty puncher.

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And would this be a Taylor Bell New York

City vlog if I didn't talk about some

real estate development that I see

around me? This incredibly unique

building at 520 West 28th was designed

by the famous late architect Zaha Hadid.

It's a collection of 39 condos ranging

from 3.8 to $14 million a pop based on

what I read online. I didn't buy one.

And whether you think this building

looks out of place or not, I personally

marvel at it every time I walk past it.

Zaha Hadid's work is largely defined by

curves that are inspired by nature, and

these condos are clearly no exception.

Part of why I love walking on the

Highline so much is because there is

such a cool mixture of old brick

apartments and multi-million dollar

futuristic developments like this one

that line the whole entire walkway. Now,

whether I'd want to live right on the

Highline at the ground level where

people would be staring into my windows

all day is a different story. But at the

very least, I think it's all very fun

and neat to look at, which is why the

Highline is one of the top sites that I

recommend to people who are visiting New

York City for the first

time. And for this shot, a guy noticed

that I'd set up my camera, so he stopped

walking to not get in the shot. Oh, it's

fine. Thank you, though. Big coffee.

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Just got off the

Highline. It's

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bright. One of my favorite places in New

York. Walking through West

Village in the spring with the birch

turpin. Just got lunch with my friend

Laur. We went to college together. Oh,

hi. Didn't see you. Remember to like and

subscribe and press the notification

button down below. Down below. Down

below. She said it best. Do it. Do it.

All right. Just finished

lunch. Oh, so nice. Fun fact, I used to

live right around here during one of my

internship trips. Definitely different

than where I live right now. It's a lot

more quaint, more of a village. I mean,

we're in West Village, so it's a

villagey feel, but I don't know. Might

move back. All

right, I forget to film the stuff that I

do, but I just spent a while in B&H

Photo, which is like a huge photo store.

Photo, lighting, audio, etc. Anyway, got

some goodies. It's expensive, but

hopefully over time I'll get my videos

to be better. So, yeah.

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Woo! You've been pepper sprayed.

I just did a lot of walking. I'm going

to show you guys what I got. Some of you

guys might know that I still film my

videos on my phone. And if you have an

iPhone, like they film in 4K. There's no

excuse. Like some people say, "Oh, I

need these all this fancy equipment to

start a YouTube channel." No, you don't.

I will say audio is more important than

visual. I mean, of course, visual is

important, but studies show that

consumers care a lot more about having

crisp audio versus crisp video. I mean,

you know, probably good to have both.

But anyway, that is a nice little segue

into what I got. I got things for crisp

audio. So, I actually have a really

solid microphone that I use for my

sitdown videos. It's the Blue Yeti. It's

the one that a lot of people use for

podcasts and such, but since I moved to

New York and moved into this apartment

and it has 11t ceilings. That's the

final answer, by the way. I think in

some videos, even my apartment video, I

said that it's 12t ceilings. It's

actually 11. Nonetheless, very tall

ceilings and I don't have a ton of

furniture in here. I don't have a rug,

no curtains, so the sound absorption is

not very good. It's kind of echoey. You

can probably hear it right now. And it's

fine, but it's not up to my standards. I

started my YouTube channel from home at

my parents house in Los Angeles, and I

film in my parents' bedroom. It's

carpeted, couch, blankets, all that good

stuff. The acoustics in that room are

just insanely good. So, even though this

might not sound terrible to you, it's

just not up to what I'm used to.

Long-winded way of saying I got some

things to up my audio game. So, these

are not cheap, but they're the road

wireless

goto 2. Yeah, not sponsored. And I

bought the separate lavalier. Lava, is

that how you pronounce it? Lavalier.

See, I don't know much about this stuff,

but this is a little mic that clips onto

your shirt. And then the receiver, it

will clip directly into my phone because

I got the iPhone adapter. So, anyway,

hopefully with the little microphone

here, it will be more crisp than my

iPhone's microphone. Plus, it will give

me the freedom to walk around and, you

know, I can be all the way over there,

not facing the camera, and it will still

hopefully sound really crisp. So, let's

open these

up.

Wow, look at that. The lavalier. Is it

lavalier or lavalier? Tomato tomato.

Wow, it's so tiny and cute. Smells good.

And the

adapter. All right, guys. I'm still

using the mini mic. How does it sound?

It's also great because I don't have to

yell. Not that I had to yell before, but

for some reason without the mini mic, I

feel like I had to. Anyway, now I'm

going to go meet up with my other friend

Catherine for a nice little sunset walk

along the Westside Highway.

Absolutely gorgeous.

Gorgeous. Oh my goodness. Okay, I'm

going to go downstairs early to get a

closer look at that sunset before I go

on my walk.

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Nice little bike ride home to finish off

the

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day. Hello, guys. I just got back. I got

back a little bit ago, actually.

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I was craving ramen. I don't always eat

in bed, but when I do, I make sure to

get something very precarious. Keeps

things interesting. I also got this

brown sugar milk tea. I don't even want

to know how many calories is in this. It

is so good. M yum. But I have walked

25,000 steps today, which is a lot. And

it feels great. Like my feet are a

little sore, but yeah. I don't need to

go over the whole path of today again,

but just got back from such a lovely

walk with my friend Catherine. We did

the Westside Highway, but we didn't go

in a straight line. We like went on any

little pier or any outshoot that there

was. We followed the perimeter. So, a

lot of walking and just really, really

nice conversation. Got back here, saw

that I walked 25,000 steps, pat myself

on the back a little bit, ordered dinner

from GrubHub. Thank you again, GrubHub,

for sponsoring this video. And now here

we are. This was a nice change of pace

from the few days that I had where I

just didn't feel any motivation. It

happens sometimes. The weather plays, at

least for me and lots of people, the

weather plays such a big part. When it's

gloomy and rainy outside, just the

California person in me, which is almost

100% of me, I don't love it. And then

the second that the weather was perfect,

I walked 25,000 steps. That's how I know

I will eventually settle down somewhere

warm. And also very excited about the

new mini mic addition to my arsenal. It

represents a new investment for the

YouTube channel, or it doesn't represent

it. That's exactly what it is. But I'm

starting to slowly upgrade each piece of

equipment little by little. I have some

new lighting, some soft boxes coming on

Friday, and then eventually a camera.

But the iPhone does a damn good job if I

may say so. So, we'll see how long I sit

on that one. Thanks for joining me

today, guys. Go outside, take a walk if

the weather's nice, and I'm going to be

doing a lot more of it now that spring

has sprung in the city. Like and

subscribe if you made it this far, and I

will see you very soon in the next one.

Turtle out.

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I can't think of something more

unnecessary than that.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
consultant /kənˈsʌltənt/ B1	noun - a person who provides professional advice or services in a particular field
motivation /ˌmoʊtɪˈveɪʃən/ A2	noun - the reason or desire to act or behave in a particular way
navigate /ˈnævɪˌɡeɪt/ B1	verb - to plan and control the route of a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft verb - to find one's way through or around something
gloomy /ˈɡluːmi/ A2	adjective - dark or poorly lit, especially in a way that seems depressing
quaint /kweɪnt/ B2	adjective - attractively unusual or old-fashioned
futuristic /ˌfjuːtʃəˈrɪstɪk/ B2	adjective - relating to or characteristic of the future, especially in technology or design
crisp /krɪsp/ A2	adjective - firm and dry, with a sharp, clear sound when bitten or broken
acoustics /əˈkuːstɪks/ B2	noun - the properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is heard within it
lavalier /ˌlævəˈlɪər/ C1	noun - a small microphone that clips onto clothing, used for hands-free audio recording
perimeter /pəˈrɪmɪtər/ B2	noun - the outer edge or boundary of an area
precarious /prɪˈkɛriəs/ B2	adjective - not safely held or secured; likely to fall or collapse
sponsor /ˈspɑːnsər/ A2	verb - to support or finance an event, activity, or person noun - a person or organization that supports or finances something
upgrade /ˈʌpɡreɪd/ A2	verb - to raise or improve something to a higher standard or quality noun - an improvement to a higher standard or quality
marvel /ˈmɑːrvəl/ B1	verb - to be filled with wonder or astonishment noun - a person or thing that causes great admiration or astonishment
reunion /ˌriːˈjuːniən/ A2	noun - an instance of two or more people coming together again after a period of separation