Natasha Stein

She is a student during the school year, an ardent traveler and yoga camper during summers. She has a sophisticated taste for exotic foods and can rock on to heavy metal music. She is Natasha Jane Stein,an incoming junior at the New York City Museum School.

Having moved to the Upper West Side from New Jersey just two years ago, Natasha has smoothly adjusted to the Big Apple, soaking in all that the city has to offer her. “There’s so much more to do in New York,” she says. “In my old school, people dressed and acted alike, but in the city,everyone’s different.”

Living in the city has also made it easier for Natasha to enjoy her passion: musical theater. She frequently goes to Broadway to watch musicals. “I’ve seen Spring Awakening at least eleven times,” says the 16-year-old. “My favorite musical is Hair and I’ve seen that four times. I definitely plan to see it again.”

Besides being an enthusiastic city-dweller, Natasha is an avid traveler. This year, she traveled to Ghana on an eye-opening medical mission. “The harsh living conditions of the people made me appreciate living in America so much more,” she says.