I have always wanted to go to New York city. I hear it is the city that never sleeps. Have you ever been?
I have been.  It's an amazing place to visit. It is the largest city, population wise in the country. It is also really diverse.  More than 800 languages are spoken there. 
Wow, I did not even know there were that many languages there. Do you know anything else about New York city?
In the last 10 years the city has the big hub for legal immigration into this country.  
Immigration into this country has become a big concern for a lot of people.
other country, with 47 million immigrants as of 2015. This represents 19.1% of the 244 million international migrants worldwide, and 14.4% of the U.S. population. Some other countries have larger proportions of immigrants, such as Switzerland with 24.9% and Canada with 21.9%.
According to the 2016 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, the United States admitted 1.18 million legal immigrants in 2016. Of these, 48% were the immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, 20% were family-sponsored, 13% were refugees and/or asylum seekers
. Everything is written out. I have charts for all the songs. We expand on what's there, and stretch harmonics and note choices".
Blackman continues to make her home in Brooklyn in New York City. "It's always such an amazing place, with every level of musical accomplishment, you can see complete beginners and you can see innovators. That's why I live in New York. Not only is it tough, but all the greatest people have come through New York", says Blackman.