Hi all! As part of the freshmen seminar class, I’m required to post my experiences in several enrichment workshops. This will be the first of three. Here it is.
I chose to do the option of attending an exhibition at a museum. The museum of my selection was the American Folk Museum of Art. Admission to this museum is completely free. When I entered, I thought that this museum was really small, but it turned out to be the gift store. How funny! Eventually, I was greeted to several quilts. They were not ordinary quilts, but they were quilts made for war. In addition to this, these quilts were all made exclusively by men. These quilts had several geometric patterns that made them stood out. The exhibit also had a redcoat (uniform worn by infantry) which was used extensively by the British Empire. All in all, this was a pleasant experience. Although the collection of the museum is somewhat limited, the exhibit itself made up for its size. I generally get bored by museums, but this one proved to be an exception.
This event contributed to my first semester in Baruch by teaching me not to judge something before experiencing it. Before I even planned this visit, I was contemplating doing another academic enriching activity, but I decided to give it a go. It turned out to be great! Instead of having a mindset that something might be boring, I should try to check it out before I make assumptions. At first, when I got assigned my classes at Baruch, I thought that my classes would be hard, but they are less difficult than what I have imagined. People sometimes assume that things are something, but when it is time to encounter them they turn out to be something completely different than what you would have ever expected.
Moral of the story is, do not assume anything as a given because it will be a given that you are mistaken.
