This was not my first time coming to the MET but it was certainly my first time as a college student. I believe I have grown an appreciation for the arts as I grew older, when I was younger I was mostly interested in the intricacy that a work of art needed. To me back then art was more about skill in the sense of portraying an image, now its more about how that intricacy can be used to evoke emotion, which to me is the true purpose of what art boils down to. Additionally as I grew older I grew a greater appreciation to the more “simpler” arts such as abstract art like Rothko’s which can easily entrap me into it pondering life and getting specific emotions which he intended for the audience to feel. Often lost in thought when I look at Rothko I can not help but get completely absorbed and come out much more calmer and relaxed. In the picture I was looking at ancient Egyptian works of art and I just constantly dozed off thinking about how it was used thousands of years ago as an everyday item. Also I saw models of older homes and envisioned life in those situations and I enjoy going to the museum because it can open up your eyes to the many things that we take for granted if you are not in the contemporary art section. Combined with the weapons and tools the hieroglyphics took up most my time at the museum as I spent multiple minutes trying to mimic archaeologist and tried deciphering the writing, but much to my effort I was met with no real progress but I was able to recognize a few images here and there. All in all I look forward to utilizing my student ID to go to the museum and hopefully use it for classes again as I did in High school, not just to kill time.