As the end of my first year at Columbia approaches, it does not surprise me how stereotypically Columbian my day was. Allow me to regale you with the details:
- Woke up at 11:30 AM, grabbed coffee and a muffin, and went to meet my Lit Hum professor at the Broadway Gates. It was our class field trip to the Met. Professor Legassie was looking quite perky, while the students were slowly sipping their coffee.
- After a subway and crosstown bus ride, we arrived at the Met. We entered with our free admission as Columbia students, and met a curator who would "guide us" through our semester in Lit Hum. She began with depictions of the Aeneid in Roman art as well as Renaissance references to and depictions of Aeneas. We ended the day with the Spanish painter Velazquez, whom the curator hoped would demonstrate the period of Cervantes' life. I would have looked at his paintings, but the eyes in the portrait eerily peered out at me.
- After a stop by the gift shop, I caught the Lexington Ave Express (for the first time in my life) and headed down to SoHo for some pre-exams retail therapy.
- I returned to campus to enjoy some cheeseburgers and chess with the floormates. After dinner, we headed over to Roone Arledge Auditorium to watch the 115th Annual Varsity Show (WikiCU:Varsity Show).
- Now that my day of fun is coming to a close, I've recalled the two papers I am supposed to write this weekend. Time to head to Butler for a late night of writing. Not that I'm complaining; I find my best writing happens between 1 and 2 AM.
Do not fret faithful readers. In just two short weeks my first year will be complete, and I will be able to catch up on all the sleep I have missed, and share with you the wonderful perspective on life I have gained from being cultured by the works of antiquity. Ta ta, for now!
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