[美國，紐約 New York, USA]
2011年的紐約初秋 2011 Autumn in New York
當天早上在hostel時，我隨口問了一個女生打算去哪。「我想去Ground Zero看看，今天那裡一定會有甚麼活動。」
走出位在布魯克林的公寓、搭上地鐵過橋時，我想了想，還是決定往跟大家都不一樣的方向去探索。
當這城市的眾人皆往曼哈頓南端聚集時，我則在中區的巷弄間隨意穿梭。唯有在具有紀念含意的一天，我才敢穿上「I LOVE NY」的觀光客T恤在城裡到處亂逛，因為9月11日這天大概也有很多紐約在地市民以驕傲或傷感之姿套上這件T恤吧。
唯一與911相關的行程，是位於西村的Tiles for America。並不是一個起眼的特別景點，但我一開始翻旅遊書就有先註記下來。天氣些許涼爽、陽光不強，形成微微悲戚的巧妙氛圍，我默默祥讀一片又一片的磚瓦。
十年很長，花了好久時間才掙扎度過陰霾；十年很短，還有更久遠的未來必須繼續面對且走下去。
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特別喜歡我當時為自己排定的911行程，比起世貿大樓紀念典禮的大排場，彩繪磁磚廣場的獨自靜默，更讓我認知到紐約市曾經發生過甚麼。
Coincidentally, I was traveling in New York City while 10th anniversary of 911. The city was highly in caution to prevent any possible attack and deeply in sorrow to recall the tragic memory.
I decided to have my own city tour on the day,which was different than crowd who planned to attend the ceremony in south of Manhattan.
Besides hanging around in villages, my target was to find "Tile for America" in West Village.
The cloudy and windy weather made the day quite silent and peaceful. I stood in front of the fence for a long while to read tiles each by each. These messages on tiles directly express how people kept their faith after the unforgettable harsh accident.
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