Freshman Seminar Fall 17 EWA

Recently I was fortunate enough to be able to visit Facebook’s headquarters with an old high school teacher and his class. The trip was to get the students thinking about their future careers. The environment was very laid back and relaxed. We got to speak to a few of the employees and they told us what they each do and what the job is like. They told us about the increase in these types of offices as an alternative to the very strict, mundane types. It got me thinking about the type of environment I’d like to work in. I think I’d do much better in a fun somewhat autonomous space. Before we left, they let us all sign the Facebook wall.

I visited the Met with a few friends. I didn’t go with the intention of finding any certain piece of art or for a school assignment. My art history professor mentions it a lot in class and it piqued my interest. We walked around the different areas of the museum. There were so many beautiful art works. The one in the image is my favorite because it’s just so interesting and I’m curious of what’s being depicted.

So about a week ago, I accompanied my friend on a school trip to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Initially, it seemed like any other boring school trip But, the entire experience was an eye opener for me. The atmosphere in the museum was very unreal and it gave me a short break from all the midterms I had at the time. Moreover, it gave me a glimpse of all the available knowledge that are out there. I was originally planning to go there solely for the blog. However, at the end of the day I actually enjoyed the experience altogether. Surprisingly yet, I am planning another tour there soon! I highly recommend everyone to make a visit to the Metropolitan Museum if you haven’t been there before.

 

 

I had the chance to visit the Brooklyn Museum with my friend. I was pleasantly surprised by how interesting the museum was. I was able to utilize some of the knowledge I’ve gained thus far from my Art History class. I realized that many of the ideas we’ve learned pertain to art from all times. These ideas came to life in the museum. I found myself genuinely enjoying the couple of hours spent in the museum. I decided that even though it’s not so easy to muster up the energy to go on a trip to a museum, it’s an educationally enriching experience. I walked out of the museum knowing a lot more about different cultures and the overall history of different societies. I’m glad I visited this museum, and I can’t wait to see where I end up visiting next!

I had recently visited the Italian American Museum in Little Italy, in the city. The reason i chose to go to an Italian museum is because my father was born in Italy and i wanted to gain more knowledge about the history of Italy. I would then be able to come home and tell my dad about the museum and all the interesting exhibitions i viewed there. One of the purposes of the museum was to show the hardships in immigrating from Italy to America. The most meaningful exhibit to me was the passport and identification documents of people who were hopeful of moving to America. I was then grateful for knowing that my dad got to come to America without those hardships. After the museum I went to an Italian restaurant and ordered some delicious pizza. Remembering this day will always help bring me back to my heritage.

Two weeks ago, I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art and I’ll tell you what it was an experience I will never forget. Out of the monotonous time of my classes at Baruch, it was a clean and enjoyable time from the strenuous efforts of homework and midterms.

The historical artifacts from Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt from thousands from years ago has shown the progression and the influence of cultural diffusion from the various historical sites.

Aside from the beautiful artwork and the multitude of people that are there to gaze at art, the subdued voices within the halls makes it even more enjoyable. The variety of art and unique personalities has made it an extremely fun and unique experience.

 

A friend and I went to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. I’ve been to this museum back in May with my class because we were working on creating geometric patterns. Because we were only looking at geometric patterns in islamic art, we didn’t get the chance to look at the sculptures and other artworks displayed here. I wasn’t interested in looking at anything either. Coming back here, i had a completely different experience. Since we were taught in art history class how to analyze artworks, i found myself doing exactly that and reading the description on the sides as well. There were arts from all around the world. We looked at nineteenth century European paintings and sculptures, Greek and Roman art, rooms from the Hôtel de Varengeville, Paris, arms and armor, nineteenth and twentieth century art from Robert Lehman collection, and arts of Africa. There was one sculpture that stood out to me because it was sculpted in a way that was different from other sculptures. It was just a sculpture of a man’s head and shown as if he was sleeping. I learned from the description that this was called the funerary portrait of Jacques Damala and that his wife, Sarah Bernhardt, carved this haunting memorial to him shortly after he died from a drug overdose. She envisioned him as if on his deathbed, his youthful features captured in sleep. Parts of the museum I was really interested in were the rooms from Hôtel de Varengeville. Although it was quite dark in there, all the rooms were beautifully furnished. Overall, I enjoyed my visit and I would definitely come back to explore the rest of this museum!

Sharsheret is a local organization that helps women through breast cancer, while they do not help medically by supplying doctors they will help you find the right doctors for your specific type of cancer and link you with someone who had a similar prognosis as you to help you go through the process.  They also will help you and your family emotionally in every way they possibly can.  Me and a few of my friends have started a Sharsheret board of the downtown New York area and we are working closely with the heads of Sharsheret in advertising and spreading the message of Breast cancer and many other things.  We are working with them and they as well are showing us what it is like to run a company and a board, like the one I am a part of.

Last Friday, two of my friends and I took some time out of our “really busy lives” and went to the Metropolitan Museum. By far this was a really really fun experience because not only did I learn a ton, but it was also a therapeutical experience. It was in the museum that I knew my sole purpose was to enjoy my time there and blog about it. A lot less stressful than having 4 pagers due every other week! What started off as just another assignment for my freshman seminar class now became a pretty lit Friday. Truly a great way to end the week!