Day 3 5/22



Krista admiring the Cube

Storm King On the Hudson

Day four took us to Albany Institute of History and Art. Before we left we previewed some art that we were going to be seeing at the Albany Institute. Once we arrived we went to the second floor to view the Egyptian exhibit. To me the Egyptian exhibit was very fascinating. One part in particular was an

x-ray of the feet of people who have been mummified, they became misshapen because of the way they were wrapped. After viewing that Exhibit we went up to the third floor to view the art. Personally I enjoyed seeing the art after we viewed it back at Sage. I noticed things I didn’t see originally. I also liked seeing the different kinds of styles, there was such a huge variety throughout the exhibit. My two favorites were Storm King on the Hudson by Homer Dodge Martin and the Cube thing (I forgot the actual name). I don’t know why but those were two that stood out to me the most. The cube was so fascinating every angle you looked at it the colors would appear to be almost melting. For Storm King on the Hudson I just really admired the color and scenery. When we finished our art viewing it was time for lunch. Since we had nowhere to eat we decided to find a park, we ended up at the park in Troy. It was refreshing to eat lunch and just relax. After eating we spent time playing on the playground! 

Enjoying Lunch on the merry-go-round

           We then returned to Sage. At that point I had not yet finished Down from Troy a Doctor Comes of Age, the book for book club. The next three hours were spent reading. Compared to other books I have read this book was very interesting. Reading a book were the author grew up in Troy was cool because I could relate, I knew most of the places he mentioned from his childhood. Luckily I completed the book. At book club we discussed the book and each brought two questions to ask the group. Many people brought up interesting points.  While there were times we did get of topic we still somehow were relating it to the book. Book Club gave us a chance to discuss what we felt and viewed about the book. I really enjoy today’s book club and I am looking forward to the next one (and not just because we had pizza)!