We got dropped of at The Whitney Museum and from there we went to the Gallery District in Chelsea. Going into the galleries was an amazing experience. The differences between each gallery was insane. I felt enlightened about art because of the experience. I really likes seeing all of the different art on one strip of street. At first I was nervous to go from gallery to gallery because I wasn't familiar with how galleries worked but once I got into it I had fun.
After going to Chelsea we went to the Whitney Museum. I really liked how the staircase connecting all the floors was its own piece of artwork. It transitioned from light lights to purple light to red lights as you went down the building. I felt like that was symbolic of descending into hell possibly. It looked like there was an alien type being at the bottom of the stairwell. Another part of the stairwell that intrigued me was that one of the figures had the front of a plane as its face. I don't know what the significance of that is but I would be interested to see people's perspective. Another thing I noticed while in the Whitney Museum was that the large elevators were painted as baskets. I thought this was interesting because it's as if we are all in baskets being pulled up by strings to the next floor. I thought it was very creative. I also really appreciated how each floor has sets of balconies. It was a cool way to observe the city from the outside and it was cool to see the cityscape behind some of the pieces. I don't know why things about the museum in general interested me but they did. The artwork that was displayed in the museum was beautiful as well.
After the Whitney we went to our hostel. That was an adventure in itself because half the group had to wait to get on the subway and half the group made it on time. The group that went on the subway together got separated and half the group got off at one stop and one at another. Neither of the stops were the correct one so we had to walk to the hostel. We made it to the hostel before our teacher even did because we got off at a later stop that was closer to the hostel.
Once our teachers go there we got our keys and made our way up the stairs. When we made it to the room we came to the realization that each room did not have its own individual ceiling. The walls were low and if you stood on the top bunk you could peer over to your neighbor's room. This was interesting later in the night because you could hear people's beds moving and you could hear people snoring.
That night we were allowed to explore the city. One of my best friends from home, Gabi, attends Hofstra University so she decided to come meet me outside the hostel so we could see each other. We decided to go to an Italian restaurant called Fiore with a classmate of mine named Dani. It was so nice to have a conversation with someone from home and someone from school. I enjoyed it. We all got the same meal and it was one of the best things I've probably ever ate. It was a spinach gnocchi in a crème sauce. It was so rich and dense that I couldn't even finish my plate. While we were at Fiore we saw two more of our classmates named Lauren and Jackie who we decided to go get dessert with. I forgot the name of where we went but it was an adorable sit down bakery. We all got desserts and a drink and had some nice conversation about school and the trip thus far. The trip made me feel more comfortable with my classmates.
After we were done exploring my friend went back to Hofstra and I passed out in my bed until the alarm went off in the morning. In the morning Dani, Lauren, Jackie and I all went to a cute little coffee shop. It was so quaint and sweet. It had a world map on the wall, pillows on the benches and Lana del Rey playing on the radio. We enjoyed some more conversation over out bagels and coffee. We noticed a man hanging posters outside using wheat paste and Lauren and Dani were eager to go talk to him. When we left they went to talk to him and we learned that he hangs the posters illegally and is paid by his employer. It was very cool to talk to him. After that we walked back to the hostel to pack. On the way back we took pictures with street art.
After we got back to the hostel we packed up and left for MoMA. We took a subway there and then walked the rest of the way. MoMA was so amazing. My favorite part was seeing Starry Night. I couldn't believe that painting was right in front of me. Another piece I really enjoy was a piece by Jackson Pollock. It reminded me of a splatter paint piece I did for the musical in high school.
After MoMA, Dani and I went to The Met. We went through Central Park which was beautiful but also so exhausting. We were both sweating and carrying our giant backpacks. It definitely was an adventure.
The MET was so cool. We got in for a dollar which was cool because I was running low on funds. It was such a cool museum but by the time we go there we were just so worn out that we didn't even want to see a lot of the pieces. Especially with the museum being so huge, I wish we had more time to view the pieces.
We were really hungry so we decided to go find food. We were gonna go to a bagel place but we found a burger place instead. We got food there and went to Insomnia Cookie after we finished eating.
On our way back to MoMA we passed by the Scientology building. It was so weird and there was a sign on the outside that said "free personality test inside".
After we got back we got on the buses and left the city. Once we got out of the city the bus got quiet and many of us fell asleep. I didn't even notice it was 2.5 hours into our trip back to campus when stopped at McDonalds. I was so happy to be back to campus because I was so exhausted.
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