Boston & First Day of High School

Wow... alright, so, it's been a while. I've been really busy. I was in Boston last week, which was AMAZING. I stayed at the Seaport hotel, which was this fabulous, fancy place... There was even a Starbucks in it! Machiattos delivered to my room every morning, I'm telling ya... it was great. The only problem was the swarms of Asians. Those really smart ones with glasses and briefcases, talking on their bluetooth or working on their laptops in the lobby.... they were everywhere.

The first day, I did some shopping, which is always good! Then, I went to the Boston Museum of Science where I saw an electricity show on the world's largest Van De Graff generator. Three words can describe the experience: huge, loud, awesome. Also, they had an MC Escher exhibit and an awesome Nanomedicine exhibit. It was pretty cool. MC Escher, I discovered, shares a birthday with me... June 17th. As does Venus Williams and the battle of Bunker Hill (victory for England). I suppose this makes me a tennis playing genius, and possibly a failure... Maybe I should move to England...

Aside from that, we visited the aquarium and various tourist sites around Boston. We took a trolley tour around the freedom trail one day, which is always my favorite thing to do. Boston is so rich in american history- it's amazing. I always enjoy visiting the resting places of Paul Revere, Mother Goose, Ben Franklin, and other figures... The graveyards in Boston are some of the oldest I've been to. Speaking of gravesites, I went to the Old North Church for the first time. I would strongly recommend this. I took a Behind the Scenes tour, which led me halfway up the steeple and also down to the crypt. The crypt is the lowest level of the church, underground, where 1,100 bodies are buried... It's creepy, but AWESOME.

I also had the pleasure of going to the MFA, which is definitely my favorite place in Boston. It had an amazing collection- egyptian tomb walls and mummies, greek statues, original Picassos. It's incredible. They had an exhibit of Richard Avedon's photography while I was there, and it was phenomenal. I seriously couldn't believe my eyes. I bought a few prints to take home. If you aren't familiar with his work, here's one of my favorites:



The above photograph was taken at a circus in Paris, Cirque D'hiver. It's always been my favorite.




Well, anyway... On a different note, today was my first day of high school! It was pretty cool... not much to say about that. We'll just have to say how the rest of the week goes...

Alright, this was simply an update on my life due to the fact that I've been gone... I'll post something more substantial and meaningful in a few days!

xx Curiosity Kills