My trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art was really enjoyable, especially since it was my first time going.The museum is really far from where I live so I would always hesitate when thinking about going.However the Met was worth the trip.There was a lot of medieval gear such as armor and swords which was cool to see since i recognized this from a game i used to play, Runescape. Also i saw weapons from the time of the Ottoman empire which were very finely crafted and had many gemstones on them such as rubies.These weapons also consisted of Arabic writing,which was interesting for me since I could read Arabic. However, the writing style was ancient so I could not make out the words, only certain letters.It was also nice seeing Muslim holy books or their different kinds of architecture because i had only heard of the Muslims having a great empire extending from Spain to China.The empire lasted for hundreds of years and it was unbelievable seeing relics from that time period especially since it was the most prosperous time for Muslims and their empire.
The picture I took was with a church mosaic, which i thought was amazing since I had never been in a church before.It was very detailed and looked as if it took a long time to be crafted.The mosaic had a couple depictions of Jesus and I think of his family members.Despite not knowing many of the characters, it was still enjoyable to see and an eye- catching sight.I feel as if my trip to the museum could assist me in my first year at Baruch because I mentioned how I was unwilling to go to museums since they were far away from my house but by going i was experimenting outside my comfort zone.I think I am more willing to go to museums now and would want to check out the many museums New York City has to offer when I have free time such as the semester break.In general I think I will be more willing to go out of my comfort zone.
Last Thursday, I went to Baruch’s Muslim Student Association general interest meeting which took place in the NVC room 12-155. Despite what former Baruch or current Baruch students that were older than me said, such as the MSA is not a good place to learn or is unorganized i still wanted to check it out. To my surprise it was very organized, the President of the club even made a presentation as did the presidents of the other two clubs that were present too; Women in Islam and the Muslim Business Association.There was even free food! Every person in the room. there had to be around 50 people got a plate of shrimp fried rice, soda, and a serving of fruit.A pamphlet was given with the staff of each of the clubs, events in the future, and the overall mission to serve the best interest of the Muslim community at Baruch.Personally, I really enjoyed the event especially when the president was telling us that they have an event every year called: An Evening of Speed Networking. At this event there are numerous representatives from big name companies who are looking for people to potentially hire or just give advice to.Companies such as IBM will have representatives that speak to each student individually.I will try to attend the most events i can, most likely four out of eight of them because half of them are on Tuesdays but I have freshman seminar.Overall, the people were very friendly too and it was nice to see a couple of other freshman there even though the majority were upperclassmen.Also they mentioned that room NVC 3-227 is the prayer room so that was nice to know too.Even though i already knew this i feel like the majority of Muslims at Baruch are unaware of this so it was good that it was mentioned.This room is a great place to go to, I usually sit here for the most part of my breaks.It is a quiet place and a nice escape from the hustle and bustle of Baruch.The room 3-227 is especially nice to go to on Thursdays, when the music from the club fair can be heard all throughout the college. I look forward to going to more events from the Baruch MSA, and i think it was a great decision to go despite what others may have said.