Getting Trumped

Only in New York.

Only in New York is there such a thing as an "it" workout regimin. Only in New York does said workout regimin cost you $250 (for a total of 6 classes that meet in Central Park at 6:00 in the morning and basically amount to surpervised self-torture). And Only in New York do you show up for said workout regimin, to find yourself doing squat thrusts along side Eric and Ivanka Trump.

No, your eyes do not deceive you. What you read is true. I am, in fact, enrolled in a Tuesday/Thursday morning "boot camp" training class with two of the offspring of one of the most powerful billionaires in the world. I look to my right and there is Ivanka. She is a former model, the Vice President of an enormous conglomerate, a panelist on NBC's "the Apprentice", and schooling me hard on tricep dips. Can this really be my life??

It as at this moment that I remember why I love New York City. To live here is to reify your dreams. The CEO, the TV Star, and the Billionairess all drift down to earth. They and the goals they represent suddenly seem touchable and real. It makes you feel as if you can do anything, be anyone, reach any position - with just a little bit of concerted effort. After all, the Trumps are just people too. Because here they are, huffing and pressing and crunching with the rest of us. And if they could do it, I can do it. Can't I??

At least that is how it makes you feel. I'm telling you... Only in New York.