Weekend Adventures

Sorry I have not written for a while- I have been pretty busy. On Saturday I explored the Brooklyn flea market with some friends; it was great, but pretty expensive. It was full of beautiful vintage clothes and gourmet food. I bought a beautiful white summer dress with blue and green flowers on it. It was a beautiful day! Later that day, we went on a boat tour and saw the statue of liberty, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and more. It was not the greatest event but it was good to see the area. Yesterday, Sunday, we went to see Harry Potter in an imax theatre. The first twenty minutes were in 3D, which made it kind of hard to see, but it was really fun!

I can't believe I only have four more days here- time has really flown by!

Twin Picture

Here is a picture of May and I! At first we did not think that we looked much alike, but after taking the pictures we realized that we do look very similar.

Chicago

Last night I had the awesome opportunity to see "Chicago" on Broadway. Sadly, I have not yet seen the movie, but the play was a great first impression. The singing was great, dancing good, and the costuming was grand. I was not blown away with the choreography however. I was lucky to get to see this play since we were grouped by last name into different shows, and Chicago was my top choice out of "Rock of Ages", "Shrek the Musical", and "Phantom of the Opera".

We rode the subway together to Broadway. Our seats were not great, but we could see everything fine, just at a far away distance. It was a great experience and the play was fantastic!

A Beautiful Morning in Brooklyn

This morning I went on a long walk to see more of Brooklyn. It is beautiful! The streets are lined with trees and cafes run along the streets. It seems very family friendly too; every one in five women I saw was either pregnant or with a child. It is actually a place that I could picture myself living for a while.

The humidity just hit a couple of days ago, but it is not unbearable. Today is glorious, warm but not sweltering and not very humid. It was a perfect day for such a walk.

The MoMA

For our art history course we visit museums every class. We are transported to the museums via subway and our chaperone, a Pratt student. Our chaperone is named Steph, short for Stephanie. Steph is a tiny girl with a rainbow of colors in her black hair. She wears black clothes and gladiator sandals. Her major is in fashion design. She is soft spoken but very sweet. Once we get on the street she pulls out a cigarette, lights it, and says, "Smoke. I don't care". Only one boy lights up, huffing smoke into my face.

First we visited the Frick Collection and then the MoMA. The Frick was comprised of very old pieces in the Frick house. It wa

s interesting, but not my favorite thing to look at. The MoMA though was very fun. I loved their crazy contemporary floor. In one room they had an art piece that consisted of people heights marked on the wall. The cool thing was that you could have your height put on the wall. So I did! It was such a fun afternoon.

Silkscreening

I have had the awesome opportunity to learn how to silkscreen here at Pratt. I went to an initial workshop where I learned the basics or silkscreen printing and how it works. The instructor, Chance, is a newly graduated graphic design student and is always more than willing to come to the workspace to help us print on his own time. A couple other girls and I have been going to silkscreen several times a week because it is so much fun! I went to the store Uniqlo to buy solid color clothes that I could print on, making perfect gifts for friends and family. The store is like American Apparel but very cheap. I am so glad that I got the chance to learn how to do this and am very excited to keep doing it!

Action on the Pratt Campus

Yesterday was an exciting day for Pratt students; a movie starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long was being filmed on campus. The Pratt campus was being used as Stanford University, which I found comical since the two look nothing alike. Palm trees were brought onto campus and signs were replaced to imitate those of Stanford. It was very interesting and slightly shocking to see how much equipment and how many people it takes to shoot a single scene. Pratt girls camped out on the lawn to observe the happenings and hopefully get a peek at Drew or Justin.

Drew, portraying an art graduate student, sat in classrooms and strolled the beautiful campus throughout the day. Everyone saw her. Well, everyone except me. Oh well!