Daily Archives: August 2, 2008
An update from the last few weeks.
I haven’t taken as much time to write lately because I realized the summer is almost over. For the past two weeks I have been rushing around to do the things I had planned to do all summer but hadn’t done yet. It’s been exhausting, but I am still having fun.
Two of the things on my to-do list were the art museums: The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met). At the MoMa, I loved Claude Monet’s Reflections of Clouds on the Water-Lily Pond. The painting is huge! I must admit, I had to sit in awe of it for a few minutes to take it all in. My favorite part of the Met was the roof with Jeff Koon’s The Coloring Book. The view was amazing too!
Next on the to-do list was to visit a comedy theater, particularly the Upright Citizen’s Brigade. I wanted to visit this one because every Sunday night there is an improv show where players from Saturday Night Live (one of my favorite shows) have been known to join the skits. The night I visited both Rachel Dratch and Horatio Sanz were there (both from SNL), so I was very excited. And of course, the show was hilarious.
I also visited St.Paul’s Chapel. There are lots of beautiful churches and cathedrals around Manhattan, but this one is my favorite because of it’s amazing history. For starters, St.Paul’s is the oldest public building in Manhattan, established in 1766. During the Great Fire of 1776, the chapel was saved by a bucket brigade from the Hudson River. The chapel also hosted George Washington on his Inauguration Day in 1789. However, it’s most amazing story occurred in recent years. The attacks on September 11 left most of the buildings around the World Trade Center severely damaged, but St. Paul’s (located next to the WTC site) did not suffer a single broken window. St.Paul’s became a relief center for rescuers cleaning through the debris after 9/11, and today the chapel serves as a memorial for those lost and for those who came to help. Walking through the church makes the unbelievable events of that day a reality all over again.
My internship ended Wednesday. The people at Business Journals are amazing and working there was an incredible experience. Typically, having the intern title means you do nothing but the work no one else wants to do, but I didn’t feel that way. I enjoyed the work I did and the people I met. I will definitely miss it.
I will be going back to Knoxville in a few days. I am sad to leave New York, but ready to go home. I have lots of packing to do, but hopefully this won’t be the last post.
-M
