T’was the last day of September, and the weather was as hot as summer. I took a hoodie anyway because I knew that my destination would be cool. After about 2 hours of train commute because of messed up weekend schedules, my friend and I ended up walking half an hour to the Museum of Natural History– a great way to start the day. Using my handy-dandy Baruch Student ID, I gained access to the Museum by paying a mere 5 cents, to which the lady gave me a stank face. After all, it was a suggested fee. But because I had a guilty conscience, I ended up forking over $15 anyway. After getting lost in the Museum (because real men don’t ask for directions), my friend and I eventually found the gift shop, where I purchased some crickets for consumption. They were about $3 for 3 crickets and it was so not worth it.They tasted like how flies smell when you kill them with an electric fly swatter and fry them. Since I am a spontaneous person and am good at wasting time, we actually spent more time in other exhibits other than the Hall of Human Origins, which we were supposed to go to. One such exhibit was about minerals and gemstones, where I found out that Gems can be of various colors. For example, an emerald doesn’t HAVE to be green, an onyx gem could be just as green as the former. We ended up exploring a space exhibit as well; we even got to see how much we weighed on other planets! All in all, the Museum was a great experience, and although most of my fun was found in the gift shop, things can get expensive and fast. Note: The astronaut “ice cream” is NOT worth the $7, it was very dry and crumbly.