Sometimes, the best thing to do in a city is get lost in it. Night time is best, under bright moon and shifting clouds. Flip your collar and take a walk across the rare wide open spaces, then down alleys and slink between shadows. Remind yourself that they are nothing to revile or fear, either within you or in the crevices of a foreign neighborhood.
Shadows are just as much a part of life as light. Surprise yourself with the direction your feet take you and stay present with the sensation of being lost.
When you find yourself on a familiar road with familiar lights filling your eyes, breath it in freshly.