Author: Li & Me in NYC

Public vs. Private school in NYC

Interview with Patty Ziplow

Patty Ziplow, for at least 6 months, was an important part of our family. She is an educational consultant specializing in the private school system here in NYC. Liam will be going to Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in the fall. We entered this process knowing nothing. We met Patty at a “meet and greet” at Liam’s Pre-K school. She completely educated us about the topic. She “held our hands” through the maze of the private school application and interview process – which is like a job by itself. Read more

Tennis

Li is into pretty much anything involving a ball these days but one sport he has really taken a liking to lately is tennis. He goes to the playground and takes turn hitting the ball against the wall with his little buds. The other day we were in the playroom and he gave me a pot while he was holding a skillet and we hit a ball back and forth…so, figured it was time to buy Li his very own racquet. Read more

Nix:

I’m not going to lie, when my friend Stacey told me we had an 8:45pm reservation at Nix, I was not all that excited about the time or the location. I mean, I’m a mom, in my 40’s and rarely venture out of my neighborhood. I know, get a life, right, ha. Read more