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I did the Focus Career Self Assessment survey and it gave me a very interesting choice of questions that made me think in different ways and such. The results that came from it didnt surprise me as most of it had to do with like business and management like jobs. However for some reason psychology was thrown in the mix of results and it really got me thinking. Reading the description for it it sounded very interesting and something that I’ll keep in the back of my head. However before I start making life changing choices left and right, I’d prefer to do some more research and maybe gain some first hand experiences within these fields first.

This past Saturday I went to the Rubin Museum of Art. I missed a chance to attend the Team Baruch meeting (but i do plan on going soon), so I hit up this really interesting museum where I learned a lot of things and came out with a great experience that I know I would like to revisit again.

The Rubin Museum of Art is a museum that specializes in showcasing art from the Himalayas and regions similar to it. Walking into that museum really made me feel very immersed into a culture of the past. The artifacts and galleries had a very distinct smell to them. Every hallway and room had its fair share of item and great lighting to make everything stand out and look very unique.

All of the artifacts and paintings i learned where either made out of metal, clay or stone and wood and had very unique textures to them. This was because these were the most used commonly used materials in this area and time since they were the easiest to get a hold off and portray the cultures ideas.

Something i found really unique was that on one of the floors, there was this huge shrine. I never seen one in person and this shrine was a very culture based and religious one and it was just an amazing sight to see. It was huge and all up in your face once you got off the staircase.

I ended up taking a lot of pictures of the artifacts and paintings in the museum but my favorite had to be this giant face that was just sticking up on the wall. According to the description, this is the face of Hatha Dya or the “Devine Grandfather”. The amount of detail that was able to go into this face is just insane. The material used here  copper alloy and its just crazy to see all the little ridges on the headpiece and as well as on the facial features (mouth and eyebrows).

Anyways heres proof of me being here taking a half faced selfie with the “Devine Grandpa”.

I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art this past Tuesday with my friends Gaby and Josh. It was really last minute and I’m glad they were able to show up since last time I planned on it, a series of events happened that prevented me from going.

This was my second time to a museum in NYC, however it was my first time at the MET and I didn’t know what to expect upon entering. Josh led the way and he showed us a couple of very interesting paintings. Throughout the day you could say he served as our free tour guide!

We entered multiple areas in the museum, we saw paintings, statues and artifacts from many places in the world. Your going to have to forgive me for not remembering all the areas that we were in but I do remember being able to access the roof! We also entered this room dedicated to the man Benjamin Franklin, as well as an area that just had a bunch of statues made during the Renaissance.

Anyways the roof was beautiful, it gave a nice view of the city and park and it was the first time I had ever gotten to see a view like that. The roof had a good amount of people and this really old big red house was also just there, monitored by the security guards. I wish I took a picture of the house but you could see how keeping it outside and letting nature run its course left its mark on it.

On the way back down, we started to visit a couple more random areas here and there, again I don’t remember the name of where I took this picture. I think it was probably down with the paintings from the Medieval Times? Anyways we ran into this bust and I just found it funny of it was missing its nose so I had to take a picture of it (You can see me in the reflection of the glass case! Look closely! Promise I’ll have a better picture next time!)

My favorite part of the trip was actually towards the end because we went to this Arabic/Middle Eastern area of the museum and like it was very interesting seeing all sorts of artifacts. My favorite one happened to be this armor that was showcased near the entrance, the design on it really stood out to me and reminded me of the stories and toys that I used to listen to and have when I was a kid. Overall this was area was my favorite as all the artifacts had very unique designs, yet the designs had a sense of uniformity that they still managed to look like they belonged to a single culture. Most of that can be said for every area of the museum we explored and this was a nice experience I wouldn’t mind sharing with other people.